2024 West Sumatra gubernatorial election

2024 West Sumatra gubernatorial election

←  2020 27 November 2024 (2024-11-27)

Governor before election Mahyeldi Ansharullah PKS Elected Governor TBD

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

Political map

Following the 2024 Indonesian legislative election, nine political parties are represented in the West Sumatra Regional House of Representatives (DPRD): ^[3]

Political parties		Seat count
	Prosperous Justice Party (PKS)	10 / 65
	Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra)	10 / 65
	Nasdem Party	9 / 65
	Party of Functional Groups (Golkar)	9 / 65
	National Mandate Party (PAN)	8 / 65
	Democratic Party (Demokrat)	8 / 65
	United Development Party (PPP)	5 / 65
	Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P)	3 / 65
	National Awakening Party (PKB)	3 / 65

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 West Sumatra DPRD. ^[4] As no parties won 13 or more seats in the 2024 legislative election, parties are required to form coalitions in order to nominate candidates. ^[3] Candidates may alternatively demonstrate support to run as an independent in form of photocopies of identity cards, which in West Sumatra's case corresponds to 347,532 copies. ^[5] One independent candidate registered with the General Elections Commission (KPU), but did not submit the proofs of support. ^[6]

Declared

Candidate from PKS & Gerindra
Mahyeldi Ansharullah	Vasko Ruseimy
for Governor	for Vice Governor
Governor of West Sumatra (2021–2024)	Head of Gerindra West Sumatra (2020–2025)
20 / 65
Nominating Parties
PKS (since 4 July 2024) Gerindra (since 11 July 2024) [7]

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:

• Mahyeldi Ansharullah (PKS), incumbent governor and former mayor of Padang. ^[8]
• Epyardi Asda  [ id ] (PAN), regent of Solok, former three-term member of the House of Representatives. ^{[8] [9]}
• Lisda Hendrajoni (NasDem), member of House of Representatives. ^[10]

Opinion polls

Before nomination

Pollster	Date	Sample size	Margin of error	Result
SBLF [11]	1-8 January 2024	4.800	±1%	Mahyeldi (52,08%), Andre Rosiade (15,06%), Mulyadi (14,60%), Audy Joinaldy (6,44%), Sutan Riska (4,14%), Epyardi Asda (3,44%), Fadly Amran (3,17%)

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. "Ini 65 Nama Anggota DPRD Provinsi Sumbar Terpilih Periode 2024-2029". Harian Haluan (in Indonesian). 11 March 2024. Retrieved 22 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. "KPU: Calon gubernur jalur perseorangan kantongi 347.532 dukungan KTP". Antara News Sumbar (in Indonesian). 2 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
6. "KPU pastikan tidak ada calon gubernur Sumbar jalur perseorangan". Antara News (in Indonesian). 13 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
7. https://antaranews.com/berita/4194750/gerinda-pks-duetkan-mahyeldi-vasco-dalam-pilgub-sumbar
8. "Kalahkan Mahyeldi, Kucilkan PKS dan Gagas Koalisi Besar di Pilkada Sumbar". Riau Pos (in Indonesian). 7 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
9. "Prabowo Dukung Epyardi Asda Di Pilkada, Minta Wakil Dari Gerindra". Jurnal Sumbar (in Indonesian). 11 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
10. detikcom, Tim. "Lisda Legislator Perempuan NasDem Disebut Masuk Bursa Pilgub Sumbar". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-07-07.
11. "Survei SBLF MyRiset, Elektabilitas Mahyeldi Unggul Jauh untuk Pilgub Sumbar 2024". langgam.id (in Indonesian). 26 March 2024.