1967 North Sumatra gubernatorial election
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The 1967 North Sumatra gubernatorial election was an indirect election held to elect the Governor of North Sumatra for the 1967–1972 term. All members of the Regional People's Representative Council of North Sumatra were eligible to vote for this election. It resulted in incumbent acting governor Roos Telaumbanua being defeated by military officer Marah Halim Harahap.
Following the 30 September Movement, the pro-communist governor Ulung Sitepu was ousted from office and former Mayor of Medan Roos Telaumbanua was sworn in as acting governor of North Sumatra on 16 November 1965. The Regional People's Representative Council of North Sumatra then began preparations to elect a governor.[1]
Nomination of candidates
In a meeting on 11 January 1967, the chiefs of the four branches of the armed forces—Commodore Hotma Harahap, Brigadier General P. Sobiran, Police Brigadier General Sumampouw, and Commodore Sudjatmiko—issued a joint statement declaring their refusal to nominate any candidates for the election, and handed over the task to the people.[2]
The first list of candidates was announced by the Regional Secretary of North Sumatra, Christian Lumbangaol. Lumbangaol announced an unofficial list of candidates for the election, which consisted of Roos Telaumbanua, Tumpal Dorianus Pardede, P. Sobiran, Manaf Lubis, and Radja Sjahnan. He also stated that the Regional People's Representative Council of North Sumatra would submit the official candidates for the general election at its session on 24 January.[3]
On 20 January, the list of possible candidates for the election was announced by the Antara news agency. The list was similar to the previous list, with the addition of new names such as L. Noor Nasution, Aminuddin Azis, Djamaluddin Tambunan, Marah Halim Harahap, Nelang Sembiring, Hotman Sitompul, Lahiradja Munthe, and Napitupulu.[4]
Political parties began announcing their candidates on 24 January. The Golkar party nominated Marah Halim Harahap, the Indonesian Christian Party nominated Roos Telaumbanua, the Indonesian National Party nominated Tumpal Dorianus Pardede,[5] and the Muslim parties in the council nominated Abdul Manaf Lubis.[6] Seven days later, on 31 January, the Pancasila Front from Simalungun formally nominated Radjamin Purba, Regent of Simalungun, for the governorship.[7]
The official list of candidates for governor was announced on 2 February at the session of the council. The council nominated Harahap, Telaumbanua, and Pardede for the office. Harahap was supported by 15 members, Telaumbanua by 9 members, and Pardede by four members from the Indonesian National Party. Eleven members did not show any support for the candidates but stated that they would participate in the election.[8]
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