2024 Batam mayoral election
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The 2024 Batam mayoral election was held on 27 November 2024 as part of nationwide local elections to elect the mayor and vice mayor of Batam for a five-year term. The previous election was held in 2020. Vice Mayor Amsakar Achmad of the NasDem Party won the election in a landslide, securing 66% of the vote. His sole opponent, Nuryanto of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), received 33%.
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]
Candidates
According to electoral regulations, in order to qualify for the election, candidates were required to secure support from a political party or a coalition of parties controlling 10 seats (20 percent of all seats) in the Batam Regional House of Representatives (DPRD).[3] The NasDem Party, with 10 seats in the DPRD, is the only party eligible to nominate a mayoral candidate without forming coalitions with other parties.[4] Candidates may alternatively demonstrate support to run as an independent in form of a number of photocopies of identity cards, but no independent candidates registered with the General Elections Commission by the set deadline.[5]
Incumbent Mayor Muhammad Rudi had served two terms as mayor and was therefore ineligible to contest the election.[6]
Declared
| Candidate from NasDem and Gerindra | |
| Amsakar Achmad | Li Claudia Chandra |
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| for Mayor | for Vice Mayor |
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| Vice Mayor of Batam (2016–2025) | Member of South Tangerang DPRD (2019–2024) |
| Parties | |
21 / 50 (42%) NasDem (10 seats)[7]Gerindra (7 seats)[7] PKB (4 seats)[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:
- Marlin Agustina (Gerindra), incumbent vice governor of the Riau Islands and wife of Muhammad Rudi.[8]