2024 North Kalimantan gubernatorial election

2024 North Kalimantan gubernatorial election

← 2020 27 November 2024 (2024-11-27)

Candidate Zainal Arifin Paliwang Yansen Tipa Padan Andi Sulaiman Party Gerindra Demokrat PDI-P Running mate Ingkong Ala Suratno Adri Patton

Governor before election Zainal Arifin Paliwang Gerindra Elected Governor TBD

The 2024 North Kalimantan gubernatorial election will be held on 27 November 2024 as part of nationwide local elections to elect the governor of North Kalimantan 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 7 seats (20 percent of all seats) in the North Kalimantan Regional House of Representatives (DPRD). As no parties won 7 or more seats in the 2024 legislative election, parties are required to form coalitions to nominate a candidate. ^{[3] [4]} Candidates may alternatively demonstrate support to run as an independent in form of photocopies of identity cards, which in North Kalimantan's case corresponds to 50,426 copies. No independent candidates registered with the General Elections Commission (KPU) prior to the set deadline of 12 May 2024. ^[5]

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:

• Zainal Arifin Paliwang (Gerindra), incumbent governor. ^[6]
• Yansen Tipa Padan (Demokrat), incumbent vice governor. ^[7]
• Andi Sulaiman, former head of the North Kalimantan office of the State Intelligence Agency. ^[8]
• Immanuel Ebenezer  [ id ] (Gerindra), former leader in the Prabowo Subianto 2024 presidential campaign. ^[9]

Political map

Following the 2024 Indonesian legislative election, ten political parties are represented in the North Kalimantan DPRD: ^[3]

Political parties		Seat count
	Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra)	6 / 35
	Party of Functional Groups (Golkar)	6 / 35
	Democratic Party (Demokrat)	6 / 35
	Prosperous Justice Party (PKS)	4 / 35
	Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P)	3 / 35
	People's Conscience Party (Hanura)	3 / 35
	Nasdem Party	2 / 35
	National Awakening Party (PKB)	2 / 35
	National Mandate Party (PAN)	2 / 35
	United Development Party (PPP)	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. "19 Wajah Baru Siap Berjuang di DPRD Kaltara, Golkar dan Demokrat Rebut Kursi Pimpinan". benuanta.co.id (in Indonesian). 12 March 2024. Retrieved 26 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. "Pilkada Kaltara Dipastikan Tanpa Bakal Pasangan Calon Perseorangan". RRI.co.id (in Indonesian). 15 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
6. "Pasangan Zainal di Pilgub, Gerindra: Masih Dibahas Internal". Radar Tarakan (in Indonesian). 15 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
7. "Maju Bakal Calon Gubernur Kaltara, Alasan Yansen TP". RRI.co.id (in Indonesian). 15 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
8. "Eks Kabinda Brigjen Andi Sulaiman Daftar Jadi Cagub Kaltara di Pilkada 2024". Inilah.com (in Indonesian). 7 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
9. "Ketua TPN Prabowo-Gibran Maju Pilkada Kaltara dan Menjadi Saingan Gubernur Saat Ini, Begini Respons Gerindra". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). 3 April 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.