Ayer Hangat

Ayer Hangat
Kedah constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Kedah State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Shamsilah Siru; PN
;
Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	33,156

Ayer Hangat is a state constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly.^[1]

The state constituency was first contested in 2004 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Kedah State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Demographics

As of 2020, Ayer Hangat has a population of 44,555 people.^[2]

Ethnic breakdown of Ayer Hangat's electorate as of 2023^[3]

Malay (95.0%)
Indian (2.60%)
Chinese (1.25%)
Other ethnicities (1.15%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Ayer Hangat constituency has a total of 13 polling districts.^[4]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Ayer Hangat (N01)	Kuala Teriang	004/01/01	SK Kuala Teriang
	Ewa	004/01/02	SK Ewa
	Padang Lalang	004/01/03	SK Penghulu Ahmad
	Kilim	004/01/04	SK Kilim
	Ladang Sungai Raya	004/01/05	SK Seri Lagenda
	Wang Tok Rendong	004/01/06	Dewan Homestay Desa Wang Tok Rendong
	Ulu Melaka	004/01/07	SK Ulu Melaka
	Nyior Chabang	004/01/08	SK Nyior Cabang
	Padang Kandang	004/01/09	SJK (C) Min Nam
	Padang Matsirat	004/01/10	SK Padang Matsirat
	Kampung Atas	004/01/11	SMK Tunku Putra
	Bukit Kemboja	004/01/12	Maktab Mahmud Langkawi
	Makam Mahsuri	004/01/13	Maktab Mahmud Langkawi

Representation history

Kedah State Legislative Assemblyman for Ayer Hangat
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Padang Matsirat and Kuah
11th	2004–2008	Md Hasan Bulat	BN (UMNO)
12th	2008–2013	Mohd Rawi Abdul Hamid
13th	2013–2018	Mohd Rawi Abdul Hamid
14th	2018–2020	Juhari Bulat	PH (BERSATU)
14th	2020–2023	Juhari Bulat	PN (BERSATU)
15th	2023–present	Shamsilah Siru	PN (BERSATU)

Election results

Kedah state election, 2023: Ayer Hangat
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Shamsilah Siru	10,701	47.31	47.31
	Independent	Safwan Hanif	6,877	30.40	30.40
	BN	Hisham Suhaily Othman	4,909	21.70	12.49
	Independent	Zulfadli Mohd Yusoff	134	0.59	0.59
Total valid votes			22,621	100.00
Total rejected ballots			222
Unreturned ballots			18
Turnout			22,861	68.95	15.45
Registered electors			33,156
Majority			3,824	16.91	8.21
	PN gain from PH		Swing		?

Kedah state election, 2018: Ayer Hangat
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Juhari Bulat	7,550	42.89	42.89
	BN	Mohd Rawi Abdul Hamid	6,018	34.19	31.41
	PAS	Azlina Azinan	4,034	22.92	11.48
Total valid votes			17,602	100.00
Total rejected ballots			305
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			17,602	84.40	0.84
Registered electors			21,297
Majority			1,532	8.70	22.50
	PH gain from BN		Swing		?

Kedah state election, 2013: Ayer Hangat
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Rawi Abdul Hamid	11,166	65.60	11.11
	PAS	Zubir Ahmad	5,855	34.40	11.11
Total valid votes			17,021	100.00
Total rejected ballots			292
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			17,313	85.24	4.66
Registered electors			20,130
Majority			5,311	31.20	22.22
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 2008: Ayer Hangat
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Rawi Abdul Hamid	6,888	54.49	6.62
	PAS	Zubir Ahmad	5,753	45.51	6.82
Total valid votes			12,641	100.00
Total rejected ballots			297
Unreturned ballots			13
Turnout			12,951	80.58	2.63
Registered electors			16,072
Majority			1,135	8.98	13.64
	BN hold		Swing

Kedah state election, 2004: Ayer Hangat
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Yusof Ismail	7,597	61.31
	PAS	Md Hasan Bulat	4,794	38.69
Total valid votes			12,391	100.00
Total rejected ballots			262
Unreturned ballots			6
Turnout			12,659	83.21
Registered electors			15,213
Majority			2,803	22.62
This was a new constituency created.