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The 2024 Batam mayoral election was held on 27 November 2024 as part of nationwide local elections to elect the mayor and vice mayor of Batam for a five-year term. The previous election was held in 2020. Vice Mayor Amsakar Achmad of the NasDem Party won the election in a landslide, securing 66% of the vote. His sole opponent, Nuryanto of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), received 33%.
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]
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 seats (20 percent of all seats) in the Batam Regional House of Representatives (DPRD). [3] The NasDem Party, with 10 seats in the DPRD, is the only party eligible to nominate a mayoral candidate without forming coalitions with other parties. [4] Candidates may alternatively demonstrate support to run as an independent in form of a number of photocopies of identity cards, but no independent candidates registered with the General Elections Commission by the set deadline. [5]
Incumbent Mayor Muhammad Rudi had served two terms as mayor and was therefore ineligible to contest the election. [6]
| Candidate from NasDem and Gerindra | |
| Amsakar Achmad | Li Claudia Chandra |
|---|---|
| for Mayor | for Vice Mayor |
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| Vice Mayor of Batam (2016–2025) | Member of South Tangerang DPRD (2019–2024) |
| Parties | |
21 / 50 (42%) NasDem (10 seats) [7] Gerindra (7 seats) [7] PKB (4 seats) [7] | |
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:
Following the 2024 Indonesian legislative election, twelve political parties are represented in the Batam DPRD: [4]
| Political parties | Seat count | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| NasDem Party | 10 / 50 | ||
| Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) | 7 / 50 | ||
| Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) | 7 / 50 | ||
| Party of Functional Groups (Golkar) | 6 / 50 | ||
| Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) | 6 / 50 | ||
| National Awakening Party (PKB) | 4 / 50 | ||
| National Mandate Party (PAN) | 3 / 50 | ||
| Democratic Party (Demokrat) | 2 / 50 | ||
| People's Conscience Party (Hanura) | 2 / 50 | ||
| United Development Party (PPP) | 1 / 50 | ||
| Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) | 1 / 50 | ||
| Nusantara Awakening Party (PKN) | 1 / 50 | ||
| Candidate | Running mate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsakar Achmad | Li Claudia Chandra | NasDem Party | 278,132 | 66.01 | |
| Nuryanto | Hardi Selamat Hood | Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle | 143,245 | 33.99 | |
| Total | 421,377 | 100.00 | |||
| Valid votes | 421,377 | 96.50 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 15,301 | 3.50 | |||
| Total votes | 436,678 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 899,666 | 48.54 | |||
| Source: KPU | |||||
