2024 Balikpapan mayoral election

2024 Balikpapan mayoral election

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Mayor before election Rahmad Mas'ud Golkar Elected Mayor TBD

The 2024 Balikpapan mayoral election will be held on 27 November 2024 as part of nationwide local elections to elect the mayor of Balikpapan, East Kalimantan for a five-year term. The previous election was held in 2017.

Electoral system

The election, like other local elections in 2024, follow the first-past-the-post system where the candidate with the most votes wins the election, even if they do not win a majority. ^[1] It is possible for a candidate to run uncontested, in which case the candidate is still required to win a majority of votes "against" an "empty box" option. Should the candidate fail to do so, the election will be repeated on a later date. ^[2]

Candidates

According to electoral regulations, in order to qualify for the election, candidates are required to secure support from a political party or a coalition of parties controlling 9 seats (20 percent of all seats) in the Balikpapan Regional House of Representatives (DPRD). ^[3] The Golkar party, with 16 seats from the 2024 legislative election, is the only party eligible to nominate a candidate without forming a coalition with other parties. ^[4] Candidates may alternatively demonstrate support to run as an independent in form of photocopies of identity cards, which in Balikpapan's case corresponds to 38,212 copies. One candidate registered to run as an independent, but did not submit sufficient proofs of support to the General Elections Commission (KPU). The candidate Joy Nashar Utamajaya only submitted eight copies, claiming that his team had collected 30 thousand proofs of support but still did not have enough, and that his registration was "symbolic". ^[5]

Potential

The following are individuals who have either been publicly mentioned as a potential candidate by a political party in the DPRD, publicly declared their candidacy with press coverage, or considered as a potential candidate by media outlets:

• Rahmad Mas'ud (Golkar), incumbent mayor. ^[6]
• Eddy Sunardi Darmawan (PDI-P), member of the East Kalimantan Regional House of Representatives. ^[7]

Political map

Following the 2024 Indonesian legislative election, nine political parties are represented in the Balikpapan DPRD: ^[4]

Political parties		Seat count
	Party of Functional Groups (Golkar)	16 / 45
	Nasdem Party	7 / 45
	Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra)	6 / 45
	Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P)	4 / 45
	National Awakening Party (PKB)	4 / 45
	Prosperous Justice Party (PKS)	3 / 45
	United Development Party (PPP)	2 / 45
	People's Conscience Party (Hanura)	2 / 45
	Democratic Party (Demokrat)	1 / 45

References

1. "Pilkada Hanya Satu Putaran". kedaikopi.co (in Indonesian). 22 July 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
2. Mardika, Nando Yussele (5 November 2020). "Jika Kotak Kosong Menang, Pilkada Akan Diulang?". hukumonline.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 16 April 2024.
3. "KPU Mulai Tetapkan Kursi DPRD, Parpol Sudah Bisa Berhitung Soal Pencalonan di Pilkada". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). 2 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
4. "Isi DPRD Balikpapan 2024-2029, 19 Wajah Baru, Hanya 9 Parpol". prokal.co (in Indonesian). 4 March 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
5. "KPU Balikpapan terima berkas calon jalur independen". ANTARA News Kalimantan Timur (in Indonesian). 13 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
6. "Bangun Sinergitas di Pilkada 2024, Rahmad Mas'ud Ambil Formulir PKB". KaltimKita.com (in Indonesian). 19 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
7. "Eddy Tarmo Ramaikan Bursa Calon Wali Kota dan Wakil Wali Kota Balikpapan". gesuri.id (in Indonesian). 16 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.