2024 Riau gubernatorial election

2024 Riau gubernatorial election

←  2018 27 November 2024 (2024-11-27)

Candidate Abdul Wahid Muhammad Nasir Syamsuar Party PKB Demokrat Golkar Running mate S. F. Hariyanto Muhammad Wardan Mawardi M. Saleh

Governor before election S. F. Hariyanto (Acting) Independent Elected Governor TBD

The 2024 Riau gubernatorial election will be held on 27 November 2024 as part of nationwide local elections to elect the governor of Riau for a five-year term. The previous election was held in 2018.

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 13 seats (20 percent of all seats) in the Riau Regional House of Representatives (DPRD). As no parties won 13 seats or more in the 2024 legislative election, parties are required to form coalitions in order to nominate a gubernatorial candidate. ^[3] Candidates may alternatively demonstrate support to run as an independent in form of photocopies of identity cards, which in Riau's case corresponds to 402,235 copies. ^[4] By the given deadline on midnight of 12 May 2024, no independent candidates had registered with the General Elections Commission (KPU). ^[5]

Declared

The following are individuals who have been declared by a political party as endorsed candidates:

1
Candidate from PKB and PDIP
Abdul Wahid	S.F. Hariyanto
for Governor	for Vice Governor
Member of DPR RI PKB (2019-2024)	Acting Governor of Riau (2024)
Parties
17 / 65 (26%) PDIP (11 seats) [6] PKB (6 seats) [7]

2
Candidate from Demokrat and Gerindra
Muhammad Nasir	Muhammad Wardan
for Governor	for Vice Governor
Member of DPR RI Demokrat (2019-2024)	Regent of Indragiri Hilir (2018-2023)
Parties
22 / 65 (34%) Demokrat (8 seats) [8] Gerindra (8 seats) [9] PAN (5 seats) [10] PPP (1 seat) [11]

3
Candidate from Golkar and PKS
Syamsuar	Mawardi M. Saleh
for Governor	for Vice Governor
Governor of Riau (2018-2023)	Ulema Figure
Parties
20 / 65 (31%) Golkar (10 seats) [12] PKS (10 seats) [13]

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:

• Edy Nasution (Nasdem, previous governor (2023–2024). ^[14]
• Syamsuar (Golkar), former governor (2019–2023), elected member of the House of Representatives. ^[15]
• Firdaus, former mayor of Pekanbaru (2012–2022). ^[16]
• Muhammad Nasir  [ id ] (Demokrat), member of the House of Representatives. ^[17]
• Abdul Wahid (PKB), chairman of PKB's Riau branch. ^[18]
• Idris Laena (Golkar). ^[18]
• Nazaruddin, vice regent of Pelalawan. ^[18]
• M. Wardan, former regent of Indragiri Hilir. ^[18]
• M. Haris, former regent of Pelalawan. ^[18]

Political map

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

Political parties		Seat count
	Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P)	11 / 65
	Party of Functional Groups (Golkar)	10 / 65
	Prosperous Justice Party (PKS)	10 / 65
	Democratic Party (Demokrat)	8 / 65
	Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra)	8 / 65
	Nasdem Party	6 / 65
	National Awakening Party (PKB)	6 / 65
	National Mandate Party (PAN)	5 / 65
	United Development Party (PPP)	1 / 65

References

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15. "Usai Menang Pileg, Kini Syamsuar Mantab Maju di Pilgubri 2024". RiauOnline (in Indonesian). 15 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
16. "Jika Terpilih Jadi Gubernur, Mantan Wako Pekanbaru Firdaus Bakal Bangun SDM Unggul". halloriau.com (in Indonesian). 6 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
17. "Terus Melaju, M Nasir Melamar ke DPD PDI-P Riau : Melibas Pihak Yang Rugikan Masyarakat". pelitariau.com (in Indonesian). 18 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
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