Ayer Hitam (Kedah state constituency)

Ayer Hitam is a state constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that is represented in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly.[1]

Ayer Hitam

Kedah constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Kedah State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Azhar Ibrahim PAS
Last contested	2018

History

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Ayer Hitam
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
9th	1995–1999	Abdul Rahman Ariffin	BN (UMNO)
10th	1999–2004	Abdul Ghani Ahmad	BA (PAS)
11th	2004–2008	Othman Aziz	BN (UMNO)
12th	2008–2013	Abdul Ghani Ahmad	PR (PAS)
13th	2013–2016	Mukhriz Mahathir	BN (UMNO)
	2016–2018		PH (PPBM)
14th	2018–2020	Azhar Ibrahim	PAS
	2020–present		PN (PAS)

Election results

Kedah state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Azhar Ibrahim	9,229	36.71	8.53
	PPBM	A.Aziz Mohammad	8,692	34.57	N/A
	BN	Abu Hassan Sharif	7220	28.72	26.04
Total valid votes			25,141	100.00
Total rejected ballots			372
Unreturned ballots			118
Turnout			25,631	83.79
Registered electors			30,588
Majority			537	2.14
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Kedah state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mukhriz Mahathir	14,083	54.76	5.98
	PAS	Abdul Ghani Ahmad	11,637	45.24	5.98
Total valid votes			25,720	100.00
Total rejected ballots			382
Unreturned ballots			98
Turnout			26,196	88.60
Registered electors			29,567
Majority			2,446	9.52
	BN gain from PAS		Swing		?

Kedah state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Abdul Ghani Ahmad	10,652	51.22	3.30
	BN	Othman Aziz	10,146	48.78	3.30
Total valid votes			20,798	100.00
Total rejected ballots			352
Unreturned ballots			21
Turnout			21,170	82.24
Registered electors			25,742
Majority			506	2.44
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Kedah state election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Othman Aziz	10,759	52.08	2.50
	PAS	Abdul Ghani Ahmad	9,899	47.92	2.50
Total valid votes			20,658	100.00
Total rejected ballots			277
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			20,934	83.94
Registered electors			24,939
Majority			860	4.16
	BN gain from PAS		Swing		?

Kedah state election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Abdul Ghani Ahmad	8,558	50.42	5.65
	BN	Abdul Rahman Ariffin	8,414	49.58	5.65
Total valid votes			16,972	100.00
Total rejected ballots			369
Unreturned ballots			5
Turnout			17,346	78.30
Registered electors			22,153
Majority			144	0.84
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Kedah state election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Rahman Ariffin	9,069	55.23
	PAS	Hashim Osman	7,352	44.77
Total valid votes			16,421	100.00
Total rejected ballots			296
Unreturned ballots			8
Turnout			16,724	75.83
Registered electors			22,055
Majority			1,717	10.46
This was a new constituency created.

References

1. "Kedah 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14)". The Star. Petaling Jaya. 23 March 2019. Archived from the original on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2019. (Note: Under the "Candidates & Results" heading, click on "State".)