2024 North Kalimantan gubernatorial election

2024 North Kalimantan gubernatorial election

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Turnout68.05% (Decrease 5.97 pp)
 
Candidate Zainal Arifin Paliwang Yansen Tipa Padan Andi Sulaiman
Party Gerindra Demokrat PDI-P
Alliance KIM Plus
Running mate Ingkong Ala [id] Suratno [id] Adri Patton [id]
Popular vote 194,021 97,244 40,228
Percentage 58.53% 29.34% 12.14%

Results by district

Governor before election

Zainal Arifin Paliwang
Gerindra

Elected Governor

Zainal Arifin Paliwang
Gerindra

The 2024 North Kalimantan gubernatorial election was held on 27 November 2024 to elect the governor and vice governor of North Kalimantan for a five-year term. They were held as part of local elections across Indonesia. The incumbent, Zainal Arifin Paliwang, was re-elected in a landslide with over 58% of the vote.

Supported by Gerindra and the KIM Plus coalition, Zainal defeated two candidates in the race, including his own vice governor, Yansen Tipa Padan, and a retired general, Andi Sulaiman. The former was backed by Demokrat, PKB, and PPP; the latter was backed by PDI-P and PAN.

Electoral system

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The 2024 gubernatorial election, like all other local elections in 2024, followed the first-past-the-post electoral system, wherein 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

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According to electoral regulations, in order to qualify for the election, candidates were required to secure the support of a political party or a coalition of parties controlling at least 7 seats (amounting to 20% 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]

Alternatively, candidates could run as an independent if they demonstrated enough support in the form of photocopies of identity cards. In the case of North Kalimantan, this 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

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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:

Political map

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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)
Party of Functional Groups (Golkar)
Democratic Party (Demokrat)
Prosperous Justice Party (PKS)
Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P)
People's Conscience Party (Hanura)
NasDem Party
National Awakening Party (PKB)
National Mandate Party (PAN)
United Development Party (PPP)

Results

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CandidateRunning matePartyVotes%
Zainal Arifin PaliwangIngkong Ala [id]Gerindra194,02158.53
Yansen Tipa PadanSuratno [id]Demokrat97,24429.34
Andi SulaimanAdri Patton [id]PDI-P40,22812.14
Total331,493100.00
Valid votes331,49393.92
Invalid/blank votes21,4476.08
Total votes352,940100.00
Registered voters/turnout518,61268.05
Source: General Elections Commission


References

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  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. ^ a b "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.