Indonesian local elections, 2017

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Local elections were held in Indonesia on 15 February 2017, with a single run-off for Jakarta on 19 April 2017. The series of elections was the second time local elections were held simultaneously across the country after the 2015 local elections. In total, the election contested 7 gubernatorial, 18 mayoral and 76 regent seats with 41 million eligible voters and 337 candidate pairs. [1]

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Like other local elections in Indonesia (except for Jakarta), the elections followed a simple majority, first-past-the-post system where the candidates with the most votes automatically wins the seat even if they have less than 50% of the votes. [2]

Background

Following the fall of Suharto and the Indonesian transition to democracy, local elections began taking place allowing citizens to directly vote for leaders of local subdivisions on June 2005, which had previously been elected through a closed vote by the local legislative councils (Indonesian : Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah/DPRD). [3] These elections were held separately for both provincial and municipal (cities and regencies) levels, resulting in on average an election every 3 days across the country according to the director-general of regional autonomy Djohermansyah Djohan. Between June 2005 and 2013, around 1,000 such elections were held prompting the discussion of a single simultaneous election to save costs. [4]

Suharto resigned as president of Indonesia on 21 May 1998 following the collapse of support for his three-decade long presidency. The resignation followed severe economic and political crises in the previous 6 to 12 months. B.J. Habibie continued at least a year of his remaining presidential years, followed by Abdurrahman Wahid in 1999.

Indonesian language language spoken in Indonesia

Indonesian is the official language of Indonesia. It is a standardized register of Malay, an Austronesian language that has been used as a lingua franca in the multilingual Indonesian archipelago for centuries. Indonesia is the fourth most populous nation in the world. Of its large population, the majority speak Indonesian, making it one of the most widely spoken languages in the world.

Simultaneous local elections (Pilkada Serentak) were first held in Indonesia on 2015. [5] Future plans for the elections included ones in 2017, 2018 and 2020, with appointed central government officials taking office instead for 2022 and 2023. It was planned that by 2024 the local executive elections could be held simultaneously with the presidential and legislative elections. [6]

Schedule

Registration for candidates were separated into tickets supported by political parties and independent candidates who were required to prove popular support by submitting copies of ID cards, the quantity of which ranged from 6.5 to 10 percent of the area's number of eligible voters depending on the local population in accordance to Law No. 8 of 2015. [7] [8] The latter were required to register to the General Elections Commission (Indonesian : Komisi Pemilihan Umum) between 6 and 10 August 2016. Tickets backed by a political party or a coalition of such required the parties to have the cumulative support of either 20 percent of DPRD seats or 25 percent of the popular vote in the 2014 legislative election, [9] and were to register between 19 and 21 September 2016. [10] After a verification process, official candidates were announced on 24 October 2016 and the ballot numbers were given out on the following day. The campaigning period commenced on 28 October and continued until 11 February the following year. A three-day election silence followed, and the votes were cast on 15 February. [10]

Election silence, pre-election silence, electoral silence, or campaign silence is a ban on political campaigning before, and in some countries during, a presidential or general election. Under this rule, in some jurisdictions, such as Slovenia, it is forbidden to try to convince people to vote for a specific candidate or political party on the day of election. Some jurisdictions have declared that, legally, election silence is in violation of law regarding freedom of speech. It is however used in some of the world's democracies "in order to balance out the campaigning and maintain a free voting environment".

After the wave of elections, the votes were recapitulated and counted. Official announcement of the results were done between 8 and 10 March 2017, and the winners given official status by the Constitutional Court subject to disputes. [10] For the case of Jakarta, a majority vote was required to win the election, which was not obtained from the 15 February vote and required a run-off on 19 April. [11] The results of Jakarta's run-off was announced on 30 April. [12]

Constitutional Court of Indonesia

The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Indonesia is an court in Indonesia which part of Judicial branch of Government of Indonesia, whose primary role is the reviewing of constitutionality under the Constitution. It also has administrative law functions such as ruling on competence disputes between governmental entities, giving final decisions on impeachments, and making judgments on the dissolution of political parties.

According to data by the Ministry of Home Affairs, the elections used up Rp 7 trillion (USD 520 million). Minister Tjahjo Kumolo stated that the elections were less efficient and required more funding than the previous system of individual elections. [13]

Elections

Gubernatorial

Map of the gubernatorial elections by year. Provinces in blue held gubernatorial elections in 2017. Indonesia local elections provinces.png
Map of the gubernatorial elections by year. Provinces in blue held gubernatorial elections in 2017.
Province [14] [15] IncumbentElectedNotes
Aceh Zaini Abdullah Irwandi Yusuf
Bangka Belitung Rustam Effendi Erzaldi Rosman Djohan
Jakarta Basuki Tjahaja Purnama Anies Baswedan details
Banten Rano Karno Wahidin Halim details
Gorontalo Rusli Habibie
West Sulawesi Anwar Adnan Saleh Ali Baal Masdar
West Papua Abraham Octavianus Atururi Dominggus Mandacan

Note: name in italics indicate incumbents who ran for re-election

Mayoral

City [14] [15] Province
Banda Aceh Aceh
Lhokseumawe
Langsa
Sabang
Tebing Tinggi North Sumatra
Payakumbuh West Sumatra
Pekanbaru Riau
Cimahi West Java
Tasikmalaya
Salatiga Central Java
Yogyakarta Yogyakarta Special Region
Batu East Java
Kupang East Nusa Tenggara
Singkawang West Kalimantan
Kendari Southeast Sulawesi
Ambon Maluku
Jayapura Papua
Sorong West Papua

Regent

Regency [14] [15] Province
Aceh Besar Aceh
North Aceh
East Aceh
Aceh Jaya
Bener Meriah
Pidie
Simeulue
Aceh Singkil
Bireuën
Southwest Aceh
Southeast Aceh
Gayo Lues
West Aceh
Nagan Raya
Central Aceh
Aceh Tamiang
Central Tapanuli North Sumatra
Mentawai Islands West Sumatra
Kampar Riau
Muaro Jambi Jambi
Sarolangun
Tebo
Musi Banyuasin South Sumatra
Mesuji Lampung
West Lampung
Tulang Bawang
West Tulang Bawang
Bekasi West Java
Banjarnegara Central Java
Batang
Jepara
Pati
Cilacap
Brebes
Kulon Progo Yogyakarta Special Region
Pringsewu
Buleleng Bali
East Flores East Nusa Tenggara
Lembata
Landak West Kalimantan
South Barito Central Kalimantan
West Kotawaringin
North Hulu Sungai South Kalimantan
Barito Kuala
Banggai Islands Central Sulawesi
Buol
Bolaang Mongondow North Sulawesi
Sangihe Islands
Takalar South Sulawesi
Bombana Southeast Sulawesi
North Kolaka
Buton
Central Buton
South Buton
West Muna
Boalemo Gorontalo
West Seram Maluku
Western Southeast Maluku
Central Maluku
Buru
Morotai Island North Maluku
Central Halmahera
Nduga Papua
Lanny Jaya
Sarmi
Mappi
Tolikara
Yapen Islands
Jayapura
Intan Jaya
Puncak Jaya
Dogiyai
Tambrauw West Papua
Maybrat
Sorong

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