2024 Banyuwangi regency election

2024 Banyuwangi regency election

← 2020 27 November 2024 (2024-11-27)

Regent before election Ipuk Fiestiandani PDI-P Elected Regent TBD

The 2024 Banyuwangi regency election will be held on 27 November 2024 as part of nationwide local elections to elect the regent of Banyuwangi Regency, East Java for a five-year term. The previous election was held in 2020.

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] 651 election committee staffers will monitor the election, with 3 staff members per village. ^[3]

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 10 seats (20 percent of all seats) in the Banyuwangi Regional House of Representatives (DPRD). ^[4] The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, with 11 seats from the 2024 legislative election, is the only party eligible to nominate a candidate without forming a coalition with other parties. ^[5] Candidates may alternatively demonstrate support to run as an independent in form of photocopies of identity cards, which in Banyuwangi's case corresponds to 87,210 copies. No independent candidates registered prior to the deadline set by the General Elections Commission (KPU) on 12 May 2024. ^[6]

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:

• Ipuk Fiestiandani (PDI-P), incumbent regent. ^[7]
• Sugirah  [ id ] (PDI-P), incumbent vice regent. ^[7]
• Ali Makki Zaini (PKB), chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama's Banyuwangi branch. ^[8]

Political map

Following the 2024 Indonesian legislative election, seven political parties are represented in the Banyuwangi DPRD: ^[5]

Political parties		Seat count
	Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P)	11 / 50
	National Awakening Party (PKB)	9 / 50
	Party of Functional Groups (Golkar)	7 / 50
	Nasdem Party	7 / 50
	Democratic Party (Demokrat)	7 / 50
	Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra)	6 / 50
	United Development Party (PPP)	3 / 50

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 Banyuwangi lantik 651 Anggota PPS Pilkada 2024". RRI.co.iid (in Indonesian). 27 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
4. "KPU Mulai Tetapkan Kursi DPRD, Parpol Sudah Bisa Berhitung Soal Pencalonan di Pilkada". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). 2 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
5. Rimawati, Eka (29 May 2024). "PDIP Raih Kursi Terbanyak DPRD Banyuwangi". detikjatim (in Indonesian). Retrieved 29 May 2024.
6. Rimawati, Eka (14 May 2024). "Pilkada Banyuwangi 2024 Dipastikan Tanpa Pasangan Calon Independen". detikjatim (in Indonesian). Retrieved 29 May 2024.
7. "Sugirah Bakal Bersaing dengan Ipuk dalam Pilkada Banyuwangi 2024, Indikasi Perang Dingin Menguat". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). 30 April 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
8. Rimawati, Eka (14 May 2024). "Gus Makki Tancap Gas Sosialisasi Jadi Cabup Usai Dapat Rekom dari PKB". detikjatim (in Indonesian). Retrieved 29 May 2024.