Bandung mayoral election, 2013

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Bandung mayoral election, 2013
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Turnout 57.85% [1]

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Nominee Ridwan Kamil Edi SiswadiAyi Vivananda
Party Independent Demokrat PDI-P
Running mate Oded M Danial Erwan SetiawanNani Rosada
Popular vote434,130169,526145,513
Percentage45.2417.6715.16
Mayor before election

Dada Rosada
Demokrat

Elected Mayor

Ridwan Kamil
Independent

A mayoral election was held in Bandung on 23 June 2013, in order to elect the mayor of Bandung for a five-year term between 2013 and 2018. It was the second direct mayoral election in the city's history. Eight candidates vied for the mayoral seat, four of which are not backed by any political parties. Incumbent mayor Dada Rosada did not participate, having served two full terms as mayor.

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Bandung is the capital of West Java province in Indonesia. According to the 2015 census, it is Indonesia's fourth most populous city after Jakarta, Surabaya, and Bekasi with over 2.5 million inhabitants. At the meantime, Greater Bandung is the country's third largest metropolitan area with over 8 million inhabitants. Located 768 metres above sea level, approximately 140 kilometres southeast of Jakarta, Bandung has cooler year-round temperatures than most other Indonesian cities. The city lies on a river basin surrounded by volcanic mountains. This topography provides a natural defense system, which was the primary reason for the Dutch East Indies government's plan to move the colony capital from Batavia to Bandung.

Dada Rosada Indonesian politician

H. Dada Rosada, is the former mayor of Bandung City, West Java, Indonesia.

Contents

The election followed a first past the post system, in which the winner might have only a plurality of the votes. Architect Ridwan Kamil won the election with about 45 percent of the votes - over double the nearest competitor.

Ridwan Kamil Indonesian architect

Mochamad Ridwan Kamil is an Indonesian architect and politician who is the 15th Governor of West Java, the most populous province of Indonesia. He was also the Mayor of Bandung. He was elected as mayor of Bandung on 23 June 2013. He is also an architect and lecturer in the Department of Architecture, Bandung Institute of Technology. Kamil founded architect firm Urbane Indonesia in 2004 with three partners. In 2018 he successfully ran for governor, instead of seeking a second mayoral term.

Candidates

Ballot number [2] [3] CandidateRunning mateSupporting parties [4]
1Edi SiswadiErwan Setiawan Demokrat
Hanura
PKB
PPP
5 non-DPR parties
2WahyudinTonny AprilaniIndependent
3Wawan DewantaM SayogoIndependent
4Ridwan KamilOded M Danial Gerindra
PKS
5Ayi VivanandaNani Suryani PDI-P
PAN
6MA IswaraAsep Dedy Golkar
16 non-DPR parties
7Budi SetiawanRizal FirdausIndependent
8Bambang SetidadiAlex TahsinIndependent

Timeline

Independent candidates were required to submit proof of popular support between 10 and 14 February 2013, with party-backed candidates being allocated a week between 11 and 17 March in order to register. The campaign period was officially set to be between 6 and 19 June, with the voting process taking place on 23 June. [5]

There were 4,119 ballot locations accommodating 1,658,808 eligible voters. [3] According to Law No. 12 of 2008 on regional governance, a second-round election is required if the winning candidate earns less than 30 percent of the votes. [6] If that was the case, the second round voting would be held on 24 August, with the final winner being officially made mayor on 16 September. [5]

Issues

Due to rapid urbanization, Bandung encountered problems such as economic and social inequality, corruption, traffic jams and environmental degradation. [7] The candidates held a public debate in June, during which multiple incidents of provocative speech was done by supporters. [8] Following the debates, an observer from Padjadjaran University remarked that "only two pairs are actually qualified to lead Bandung" and that the others were just "trying their luck", although he did not specify which. [9]

Padjadjaran University university in Indonesia

Padjadjaran University is an institution of higher learning located in Bandung, which is the provincial capital of West Java, Indonesia. It was established on September 11, 1957.

Results

Early exit polls were in favor of Ridwan-Oded's victory, with a turnout of about 57 percent. Chief of the local KPU noted the low turnout, stating that he was "disappointed". [10]

NoCandidate - Running mateVotes%
1Edi-Erwan169,52617.67
2Wahyudin-Tonny79,7288.31
3Wawan-Sayogo17,9011.87
4Ridwan-Oded434,13045.24
5Ayi-Nani145,51315.16
6Iswara-Asep73,6177.67
7Budi-Rizal26,0642.72
8Bambang-Alex13,1681.37
Total votes [1] [11] 959,647100%
Turnout57.85%

There were also 43,494 votes which were invalidated due to the ballot paper not being used or used more than once. [1] On 28 June, Ridwan Kamil-Oded M Danial were declared winners of the election, having won in all 30 subdistricts (kecamatan) of the city. [12] Following the announcement, six of the seven other candidate pairs (i.e. all except Iswara-Asep) objected to the result, citing irregularities in the election process. [13] The objections were raised to the Constitutional Court on 2 July, [14] and on 23 July the court upheld the election results. [15] Ridwan was formally sworn in as mayor on 16 September, as scheduled. [16]

Analysis

Observers noted the presence of Ridwan Kamil and his campaign team on social media, especially Twitter, as a contributing factor to his victory. Other candidates were also associated with corruption cases. Despite PKS being embroiled in a scandal during the election period, Ridwan's strong figure was postulated to have overshadowed this. [17]

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