Ayer Hitam (federal constituency)

Ayer Hitam (P148)
Johor constituency
Federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
MP
Constituency created1974
Constituency abolished1986
Constituency re-created2004
First contested1974
Last contested2022
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.

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  2. ^ "PRU-15: Parlimen Tebrau pengundi paling ramai di Johor [METROTV]". 27 October 2022.
  3. ^ Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2020-01-29.