In this study we have obtained the dependence of the electronic distribution on the gate shape and the applied gate voltage in a quantum Hall effect based Aharonov-Bohm interferometer using a method presented in our previous studies. We have discussed the relation between the distribution of incompressible strips and observation of Aharonov-Bohm oscillations. We have obtained the distributions of the incompressible strips for various gate voltages and have shown that a gate potential sweep and a magnetic field sweep would be equivalent. Our calculations also predict that for wider gate separations it is possible observe a silent region while sweeping the magnetic field or the gate voltage. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.