2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election

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2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election
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  • 15 February 2017 (first round)
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Turnout
  • 75.64% (Increase2.svg8.93pp) (first round)
  • 77.02% (Increase2.svg1.38pp) (second round)
  Gubernur Anies.jpg Wakil Gubernur DKI Jakarta Basuki TP.jpg
Candidate Anies Baswedan Basuki Tjahaja Purnama
Party Independent PDI-P
Alliance Gerindra, PKS Hanura, Golkar, NasDem, PPP, PKB
Running mate Sandiaga Uno Djarot Saiful Hidayat
Popular vote3,240,9872,350,366
Percentage57.96%42.04%
2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election first round results map by subdistrict.svg
2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election second round results map by subdistrict.svg
Governor before election

Basuki Tjahaja Purnama
PDI-P

Elected Governor

Anies Baswedan
Independent

Gubernatorial elections were held in Jakarta as part of the 2017 simultaneous elections on 15 February and 19 April 2017 to elect the governor of Jakarta to a five-year term. Incumbent governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, popularly referred to as "Ahok", and his deputy Djarot Saiful Hidayat were running for re-election to a second term. Basuki, who inherited his current position from his running mate Joko Widodo when he won the 2014 Indonesian presidential election, would have become the first elected Chinese-Christian governor of Jakarta had he won.

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Under the constitution, if no candidate secured a majority of the votes, a runoff election would be held between the top two candidates. The results of quick counts in the first round indicated that Purnama led by a narrow 3–4% margin, and that a runoff would be held on 19 April.

Quick counts for the 19 April runoff indicated that Anies Baswedan was elected as governor; Ahok conceded defeat hours after the polls closed. The official results of the election is Anies Baswedan - Sandiaga Uno 57.96% to Basuki Tjahaja Purnama - Djarot Saiful Hidayat 42.04% published by General Elections Commission (KPU) of Special Capital Region of Jakarta in May; [1] [2] however, unofficial tallies from the election commission showed that Baswedan won 58% to Ahok's 42%. [3] [4]

Candidates

Under regulations, only political parties having 22 seats or more in the regional parliament (DPRD) can put forward a candidate. Political parties with fewer seats can put forward a candidate only if they have acquired support from other political parties. Independent candidates are able to run if they have gathered at least 532,213 signatures from local residents, which will be verified by the local election committee.

This election was contested by three candidates together with their running mate. [5]

#CandidateRunning mateParties
1 Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono Sylviana Murni
2 Basuki Tjahaja Purnama Djarot Saiful Hidayat
3 Anies Baswedan Sandiaga Uno

Campaign and issues

Racism

A candidate and a member of a minority ethnic group, Basuki has become the subject of occasional racist comments. During the 2017 gubernatorial campaign, he was regularly targeted by ultra-conservatives and supporters of rival candidates for being of Chinese descent. Furthermore, Basuki's "double minority" background makes him a target of the hardliner Islamic Defenders Front (FPI). The group called for the revision of the Jakarta Charter constitution to remove some of the governor's responsibilities for government-affiliated Islamic organizations.

Allegations of Quran insult

On 27 September 2016, in a speech in front of citizens of Thousand Islands, Ahok noted that some citizens would not vote for him because they are being "deceived using Verse 51 of Al-Ma'idah and variations of it," [6] referring to a verse that some groups have cited as grounds to oppose him. [7] The provincial government of Jakarta uploaded the video recording to YouTube in a channel which often feature Ahok's activities. [8] Citizens and pundits criticized Ahok's statement, considering it an insult on the Quran. [6] The video became popular and Ahok was widely criticized in social media such as Facebook and Twitter. A Change.org petition criticising him gained tens of thousands of signatures. [8] Ahok was later convicted of blasphemy for the comment and sentenced to a two-year prison term.

Zakir Naik's visit

From 1 April to 10 April 2017, a controversial Indian preacher Zakir Naik came to Indonesia in preparation for a da'wah safari in several cities in Indonesia. [9] [10] On the evening of April 8, the Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium in Bekasi, a suburb of Jakarta, was filled to its capacity of 20,000. Zakir Naik, who is facing probes in India, was on the podium. He reiterated what Indonesia’s conservative Islamic groups that had been rallying for in the run-up to Jakarta’s gubernatorial elections on April 19, that Indonesians should elect only a Muslim leader. An Indian newspaper The Hindu mentioned that there was "a correlation" with Zakir Naik's lecture in Indonesia which was broadcast via YouTube with the victory of Anies Baswedan, who outperformed Basuki Tjahaja Purnama and receiving 58% of the vote in the gubernatorial election. [11]

Opinion polls

First round

Poll sourceDateSample size Mayor Infanteri Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, M.Sc., MPA.png Wakil Gubernur DKI Jakarta Basuki TP.jpg Gubernur Anies.jpg LeadError margin
Agus Basuki Anies
Median [12] 29 Jan – 2 Feb 201780026.1%29.8%27.8%2.0%± 3.4%
Poltracking [13] 29 Jan – 2 Feb 201780025.75%30.13%31.50%1.37%± 3.46%
Populi Center [14] 28 Jan – 2 Feb 201760021.8%40.0%30.3%9.7%± 4.0%
Poltracking [15] 24–29 Jan 201780025.8%30.1%31.5%1.4%± 3.5%
Charta Politika [16] 17–24 Jan 201776725.9%36.8%27.0%9.8%± 3.5%
SMRC [17] 14–22 Jan 201780022.5%34.8%26.4%8.4%± 3.9%
Populi Center [18] 14–19 Jan 201760025.0%36.7%28.5%8.2%± 4.0%
Indikator [19] 12–20 Jan 201780823.6%38.2%23.8%14.4%± 3.8%
Lembaga Survei Indonesia [20] 3–11 Dec 201680026.5%31.8%23.9%5.3%± 3.5%
LSI Denny JA [21] 1–6 Dec 201644033.6%27.1%23.6%6.5%± 4.8%
Charta Politika [22] 17–24 Nov 201673329.5%28.9%26.7%0.6%± 3.5%
Indikator [23] 15–22 Nov 201679830.4%26.2%24.5%4.2%± 3.6%
Poltracking [24] 7–17 Nov 2016120019.2%15.9%14.3%3.3%± 2.8%
LSI Denny JA [25] 31 Oct – 5 Nov 201644032.3%10.6%31.9%0.4%± 4.8%
Indocon [26] 18–30 Oct 201657526.4%30.1%21.6%3.7%± 4.0%
Kedai KOPI [27] 19–24 Oct 201669421.0%27.5%23.9%3.6%± 4.0%
SMRC [28] 1–9 Oct 201664822.4%45.4%20.7%23.0%± 3.9%
Median [29] 26 Sep – 1 Oct 201650021.0%34.2%25.4%8.8%± 4.4%
Populi Center [29] 25 Sep – 1 Oct 201660015.8%45.5%23.5%22.0%± 4.0%
LSI Denny JA [29] 26–30 Sep 201644019.3%31.4%21.1%10.3%± 4.8%

Second round

Poll sourceDateSample size Wakil Gubernur DKI Jakarta Basuki TP.jpg Gubernur Anies.jpg LeadError margin
Basuki Anies
Median [30] 21–27 Feb 201780039.7%46.3%6.6%± 3,4%
LSI Denny JA [31] 27 Feb – 3 Mar 201744040.5%49.7%9.2%± 4.8%
SMRC [32] 31 Mar – 5 Apr 201744646.9%47.9%1.0%± 4.7%
Median [33] 1–6 Apr 20171,20043.5%49.8%6.3%± 2.9%
LSI Denny JA [34] 7–9 Apr 201744042.7%51.4%8.7%± 4.8%
Charta Politika [35] 7–12 Apr 201778247.3%44.8%2.5%± 3.5%
Indikator [36] 12–14 Apr 201749547.4%48.2%0.8%± 4.5%
Median [37] 13–14 Apr 201755047.1%49.0%1.9%± 4.2%

Results

CandidateRunning matePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Anies Baswedan Sandiaga Uno Independent 2,197,33339.953,240,98757.96
Basuki Tjahaja Purnama Djarot Saiful Hidayat Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle 2,364,57742.992,350,36642.04
Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono Sylviana Murni Democratic Party 937,95517.05
Total5,499,865100.005,591,353100.00
Valid votes5,499,86598.845,591,35398.97
Invalid/blank votes64,4481.1658,0751.03
Total votes5,564,313100.005,649,428100.00
Registered voters/turnout7,356,42675.647,335,47377.02
Source: First round (archived), Second round (archived)

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