Ayer Hitam (federal constituency)

Ayer Hitam (P148)

Johor constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Wee Ka Siong BN
Constituency created	1974
Constituency abolished	1986
Constituency re-created	2004
First contested	1974
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]	71,785
Electors (2022)[2]	61,041
Area (km²)[3]	747
Pop. density (per km²)	96.1

Ayer Hitam is a federal constituency in Batu Pahat District, Johor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1974 to 1986, from 2004 to present.

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

It was abolished in 1986 when it was redistributed. It was re-created in 2003.

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Ayer Hitam constituency has a total of 27 polling districts.^[5]

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wee Ka Siong	18,911	40.50	3.48
	PH	Sheikh Umar Bagharib Ali	15,948	34.16	9.04
	PN	Muhammad Syafiq A Aziz	11,833	25.34	25.34
Total valid votes			46,692	100.00
Total rejected ballots			361
Unreturned ballots			119
Turnout			47,172	76.49	9.03
Registered electors			61,041
Majority			2,963	6.34	5.56
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753254/PUB%20617%20PARLIMEN%20JOHOR.pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wee Ka Siong	17,076	43.98	15.96
	PH	Liew Chin Tong	16,773	43.20	43.20
	PAS	Mardi Marwan	4,975	12.82	27.24
Total valid votes			38,824	100.00
Total rejected ballots			556
Unreturned ballots			94
Turnout			39,474	85.52	2.66
Registered electors			46,157
Majority			303	0.78	19.10
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Johore [P.U. (B) 244/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 2018-08-01. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Johore [P.U. (B) 318/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link‍]

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wee Ka Siong	22,045	59.94	16.25
	PAS	Hu Pang Chaw	14,735	40.06	16.25
Total valid votes			36,780	100.00
Total rejected ballots			967
Unreturned ballots			94
Turnout			37,841	88.18	9.20
Registered electors			42,913
Majority			7,310	19.88	32.50
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Johore [P.U. (B) 181/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-12.[permanent dead link‍] "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Johore [P.U. (B) 222/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-12.[permanent dead link‍]

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wee Ka Siong	20,230	76.19	6.15
	PAS	Husin Sujak	6,321	23.81	6.15
Total valid votes			26,551	100.00
Total rejected ballots			907
Unreturned ballots			30
Turnout			27,488	78.98	2.11
Registered electors			34,805
Majority			13,909	52.38	12.30
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hee Tien Lai	21,737	78.13	10.55
	DAP	Chan Yeik Nong	6,085	21.87	21.87
Total valid votes			27,822	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,115
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			28,937	76.60	1.23
Registered electors			37,778
Majority			15,652	56.26	21.10
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hee Tien Lai	20,885	88.68	88.68
	PAS	Jaini Salleh	2,666	11.32	11.32
Total valid votes			23,551	100.00
Total rejected ballots			773
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			24,324	77.83
Registered electors			31,251
Majority			18,189	77.36
	BN hold		Swing

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2018-08-12. Retrieved 2018-08-12.