2024 Cirebon mayoral election

2024 Cirebon mayoral election

← 2017 27 November 2024 (2024-11-27)
Registered	255,779
Turnout	66.18%
Mayor before election Agus Mulyadi (acting) Independent Elected mayor Effendi Edo Golkar

The 2024 Cirebon mayoral election was held on 27 November 2024 as part of nationwide local elections to elect the mayor of Cirebon, West Java 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 7 seats (20 percent of all seats) in the Cirebon Regional House of Representatives (DPRD). As no parties won 10 or more seats in the 2024 legislative election, all parties must form coalitions in order to nominate a candidate in the election. ^{[3] [4]} Candidates may alternatively demonstrate support to run as an independent in form of photocopies of identity cards, which in Cirebon's case corresponds to 21,534 copies. ^[5] No one independent candidate registered with the General Elections Commission (KPU).

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:

• Eti Herawati, previous mayor and vice mayor.
• Effendi Edo (Golkar), candidate vice mayor for previous election
• Fitria Pamungkaswati, deputy speaker of Cirebon Regional People's Representative Council.

Political map

Following the 2024 Indonesian legislative election, nine political parties are represented in the Cirebon DPRD: ^[3]

Political parties		Seat count
	Nasdem Party	6 / 35
	Party of Functional Groups (Golkar)	6 / 35
	Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra)	5 / 35
	Prosperous Justice Party (PKS)	4 / 35
	Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P)	4 / 35
	National Mandate Party (PAN)	3 / 35
	National Awakening Party (PKB)	3 / 35
	Democratic Party (Demokrat)	2 / 35
	United Development Party (PPP)	1 / 35
	People's Conscience Party (Hanura)	1 / 35

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. PKS Kota Cirebon (8 Maret 2024) "Perolehan Suara & Kursi DPRD Kota Cirebon Periode 2024 - 2029"
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. "Syarat dukungan kpu buka pendaftaran calon Independen". Cirebon Pos (in Indonesian). 7 May 2024.