2024 Banda Aceh mayoral election

2024 Banda Aceh mayoral election

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Turnout	64.58%
Candidate Illiza Sa'aduddin Djamal Teuku Irwan Djohan Party PPP NasDem Running mate Afdhal Khalilullah Khairul Amal Popular vote 44,982 29,946 Percentage 41.24% 27.45%   Nominee Aminullah Usman Zainal Arifin Party PAN Independent Running mate Isnaini Husda Mulia Rahman Popular vote 25,191 8,956 Percentage 23.10% 8.21%
Mayor before election Almuniza Kamal (acting) Independent Elected mayor Illiza Sa'aduddin Djamal PPP

The 2024 Banda Aceh mayoral election was held on 27 November 2024 as part of nationwide local elections to elect the mayor and vice mayor of Banda Aceh for a five-year term. The previous election was held in 2017. Illiza Sa'aduddin Djamal of the United Development Party (PPP), who served as mayor from 2014 to 2017, won the election, receiving 41.24% of the vote and defeating the previous mayor who had beaten her in the 2017 election, Aminullah Usman. She thus secured her second term in office and became the first woman to be democratically elected as mayor in Aceh Province.

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 were required to secure support from a political party or a coalition of parties controlling 10% percent of the valid votes during the last mayoral election. ^[3]

Illiza Sa'aduddin Djamal ran for her second term. ^[4] Illiza was Banda Aceh's Deputy Mayor from 2007 to 2014 under Mayor Mawardy Nurdin. ^[5] Following Mawardy's death, Illiza assumed the mayoralty from 2014 to 2017. However, she failed to win reelection in 2017, losing to Aminullah Usman. ^[4]

Results

Candidate		Running mate	Party	Votes	%
	Illiza Sa'aduddin Djamal	Afdhal Khalilullah	PPP	44,982	41.24
	Zainal Arifin	Mulia Rahman	Independent	8,956	8.21
	Aminullah Usman	Isnaini Husda	PAN	25,191	23.10
	Teuku Irwan Djohan	Khairul Amal	NasDem	29,946	27.45
Total				109,075	100.00
Valid votes				109,075	97.85
Invalid/blank votes				2,395	2.15
Total votes				111,470	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				172,619	64.58
Source: Keputusan KIP Kota Banda Aceh No. 760 Tahun 2024

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. "Putusan MK Ubah Peta Politik Pilkada 2024, Bikin KIM Plus Bubar Jalan?". Liputan6 (in Indonesian). 21 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
4. Lailatussaadah (September 2017). "Central Figure Illiza Sa'aduddin Djamal sebagai Pemimpin Perempuan Aceh" (PDF). Gender Equality: International Journal of Child and Gender Studies. 3 (2). UIN Ar-Raniry: 99–112.
5. Norma Susanti R.M., Acehnese women sidelined from decision-making, despite past tragedy and conflict, The Jakarta Post, 21 December 2024.