Ayer Hitam (federal constituency)
 Johor constituency | |
|---|---|
| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 1974 |
| First contested | 1974 |
| Last contested | 2013 |
Ayer Hitam is a federal constituency in 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.
History
It was abolished in 1986 when it was redistributed. It was re-created in 2003.
2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Sri Sepakat, Lam Lee, Ladang Chaah, Ladang Yong Peng Bhg. 'B', Kangkar Bahru, Yong Peng Utara, Bandar Yong Peng Utara, Bandar Yong Peng Tengah, Bandar Yong Peng Selatan, Yong Peng Selatan, Ladang Yong Peng, Kampong Manong, Taman Jelita, Parit Haji Yusof, Parit Jambi, Sri Mendapat, Kampong Haji Ghaffar, Asam Bubok, Sungai Rambot, Ayer Hitam Selatan, Ayer Hitam Utara, Bandar Ayer Hitam Barat, Bandar Ayer Hitam Timor, Parit Semarang, Parit Quarry, Sabak Uni, Parit Haji Ali, Parit Simpang Tengah.
2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Sri Sepakat, Lam Lee, Ladang Chaah, Ladang Yong Peng Bhg. 'B', Kangkar Bahru, Yong Peng Utara, Bandar Yong Peng Utara, Bandar Yong Peng Tengah, Bandar Yong Peng Selatan, Yong Peng Selatan, Ladang Yong Peng, Kampong Manong, Taman Jelita, Parit Haji Yusof, Parit Jambi, Sri Mendapat, Kampong Haji Ghaffar, Asam Bubok, Sungai Rambot, Ayer Hitam Selatan, Ayer Hitam Utara, Bandar Ayer Hitam Barat, Bandar Ayer Hitam Timor, Parit Semarang, Parit Quarry, Sabak Uni, Parit Haji Ali, Parit Simpang Tengah.
Representation history
| Members of Parliament for Ayer Hitam | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
| Constituency created | ||||
| 4th | 1974-1978 | Hee Tien Lai | BN | |
| 5th | 1978-1982 | |||
| 6th | 1982-1986 | |||
| Constituency abolished | ||||
| Constituency re-created | ||||
| 11th | 2004-2008 | Wee Ka Siong | BN | |
| 12th | 2008-2013 | |||
| 13th | 2013-present | |||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Wee Ka Siong | 22,045 | 59.94 | - 16.25 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | 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 | ||||
| Registered electors | 42,913 | |||||
| Majority | 7,310 | 19.88 | ||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN | ||||
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. "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. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Wee Ka Siong | 20,230 | 76.19 | - 6.15 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | 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 | ||||
| Registered electors | 34,805 | |||||
| Majority | 13,909 | 52.38 | ||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN
| ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Wee Ka Siong | 20,065 | 82.34 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PAS | Mohd Zamri Md Taksis | 4,302 | 17.66 | |
| Total valid votes | 24,367 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 851 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 25,218 | 76.87 | |||
| Registered electors | 32,806 | ||||
| Majority | 15,763 | 64.68 | |||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Hee Tien Lai | 21,737 | 78.13 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | DAP | Chan Yeik Nong | 6,085 | 21.87 | |
| Total valid votes | 27,822 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,115 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 28,937 | 76.60 | |||
| Registered electors | 37,778 | ||||
| Majority | 15,652 | ||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Hee Tien Lai | |||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | |||||
| Total valid votes | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | 31,251 | ||||
| Majority | 18,219 | ||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the nomination day, Hee Tien Lai won uncontested. | ||||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Hee Tien Lai | ||||
| Total valid votes | 100.00 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Registered electors | 24,845 | |||||
| Majority | ||||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
References
- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
- ^ "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
