2024 Bengkulu gubernatorial election

2024 Bengkulu gubernatorial election

← 2020 27 November 2024 (2024-11-27)

Candidate Helmi Hasan Rohidin Mersyah Party PAN Golkar Running mate Mian Meriani

Governor before election Rohidin Mersyah Golkar Elected Governor TBD

The 2024 Bengkulu gubernatorial election will be held on 27 November 2024 as part of nationwide local elections to elect the governor of Bengkulu 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]

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 Bengkulu Regional House of Representatives (DPRD). ^[3] Golkar, with 10 seats from the 2024 legislative election, is the only party eligible to nominate a gubernatorial candidate without forming a coalition with other parties. ^[4] However, following a Constitutional Court of Indonesia decision in August 2024, the political support required to nominate a candidate was lowered to between 6.5 and 10 percent of the popular vote. ^[5] Candidates may alternatively demonstrate support to run as an independent in form of photocopies of identity cards, which in Bengkulu's case corresponds to 149,483 copies. ^[3] One independent pair of candidates registered with the General Elections Commission (KPU): Dempo Xler–Ahmad Kanedi, who claimed to have submitted 184 thousand proofs of support. ^[6] Following verification, KPU announced that only 118 thousand proofs were verifiable, and provided five days for Xler and Kanedi to submit further proofs or update rejected proofs. ^[7]

Declared

The following are individuals who have declared his/her candidacy for Governor/Vice Governor:

1
Candidate from PAN and PDI-P
Helmi Hasan	Mian
for Governor	for Vice Governor
Mayor of Bengkulu (2013–2023)	Regent of North Bengkulu (2021–current)
Parties
25 / 45 (56%) PKB (3 seats) Gerindra (6 seats) PDI-P (6 seats) PAN (6 seats) Demokrat (4 seats)

2
Candidate from Golkar and Independent
Rohidin Mersyah	Meriani
for Governor	for Vice Governor
Governor of Bengkulu (2021–current)	Public Figure
Parties
16 / 45 (36%) Golkar (10 seats) PKS (2 seats) Hanura (3 seats) PPP (1 seat)

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:

• Rohidin Mersyah (Golkar), incumbent governor. ^[8]
• Ahmad Hijazi  [ id ], former two-term regent of Rejang Lebong. ^[9]
• Dempo Xler (Independent), member of Bengkulu DPRD. ^[10]

• Ahmad Kanedi (Independent), two-term senator from Bengkulu (as running mate). ^[11]

Political map

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

Political parties		Seat count
	Party of Functional Groups (Golkar)	10 / 45
	Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P)	6 / 45
	Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra)	6 / 45
	National Mandate Party (PAN)	6 / 45
	Nasdem Party	4 / 45
	Democratic Party (Demokrat)	4 / 45
	People's Conscience Party (Hanura)	3 / 45
	National Awakening Party (PKB)	3 / 45
	Prosperous Justice Party (PKS)	2 / 45
	United Development Party (PPP)	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. "Pilkada 2024 Bengkulu Serentak Dimulai, Ini Syarat Bila Diusung Parpol Dan Independen". siberzone.id (in Indonesian). 1 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
4. "Berikut 45 Anggota DPRD Provinsi Bengkulu Periode 2024-2029". Radio Republik Indonesia (in Indonesian). 2 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
5. Wibawana, Widhia Arum (26 August 2024). "PKPU Nomor 10 Tahun 2024: Isi Pasal Perubahan dan Link Unduh". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 26 August 2024.
6. "Dempo Xler dan Ahmad Kanedi Resmi Daftar Calon Gubernur dan Wakil Gubernur Bengkulu Jalur Independent". Haluan Bengkulu (in Indonesian). 13 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
7. "Dempo Xler-Bang Ken Kantongi 118.439 Dukungan MS untuk Pilgub Bengkulu, Perbaikan hingga 7 Juni 2024". Tribun Bengkulu (in Indonesian). 4 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
8. "Menuju Pilgub, Rohidin : Saya Dengan PKS Punya History". Radio Republik Indonesia (in Indonesian). 13 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
9. "Maju Pilgub Bengkulu, Hijazi Kembalikan Formulir Cagub ke Demokrat". Radio Republik Indonesia (in Indonesian). 1 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
10. "Mengenal Dempo Xler Politisi yang Siap Maju Pilgub Bengkulu Tahun 2024, Pemuda Kelahiran Gajah Mati Benteng". Radar Bengkulu (in Indonesian). 17 March 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
11. "Resmi, Bang Ken Putuskan Dampingi Dempo Xler Maju Pilgub". Radio Republik Indonesia (in Indonesian). 9 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.