2024 West Sumatra gubernatorial election
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The 2024 West Sumatra gubernatorial election was held on 27 November 2024 as part of nationwide local elections to elect the governor and vice governor of West Sumatra for a five-year term. The previous election was held in 2020. Incumbent Governor Mahyeldi Ansharullah of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) won re-election in a landslide with 77% of the vote. His sole opponent, former Solok Regent Epyardi Asda of the National Mandate Party (PAN), received 22%.
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]
Political map
Following the 2024 Indonesian legislative election, nine political parties are represented in the West Sumatra Regional House of Representatives (DPRD):[3]
| Political parties | Seat count | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) | 10 / 65 | ||
| Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) | 10 / 65 | ||
| NasDem Party | 9 / 65 | ||
| Party of Functional Groups (Golkar) | 9 / 65 | ||
| National Mandate Party (PAN) | 8 / 65 | ||
| Democratic Party (Demokrat) | 8 / 65 | ||
| United Development Party (PPP) | 5 / 65 | ||
| Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) | 3 / 65 | ||
| National Awakening Party (PKB) | 3 / 65 | ||
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 13 seats (20 percent of all seats) in the West Sumatra DPRD.[4] As no parties won 13 or more seats in the 2024 legislative election, parties are required to form coalitions in order to nominate candidates.[3] Candidates may alternatively demonstrate support to run as an independent in form of photocopies of identity cards, which in West Sumatra's case corresponds to 347,532 copies.[5] One independent candidate registered with the General Elections Commission (KPU), but did not submit the proof of support.[6]
Declared
The following individuals qualified to be candidates:
| 1 | |
| Candidate from PKS and Gerindra | |
|---|---|
| Mahyeldi Ansharullah | Vasko Ruseimy |
| for Governor | for Vice Governor |
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| Governor of West Sumatra (2021–2024) | Chairman of Gerindra Party (2020–2025) |
| Parties | |
31 / 65 (48%) PKS (10 seats)Gerindra (10 seats)[7] Demokrat (8 seats)[8] PKB (3 seats)[9] | |
| 2 | |
| Candidate from PAN and NasDem | |
|---|---|
| Epyardi Asda | Ekos Albar |
| for Governor | for Vice Governor |
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| Regent of Solok (2021–2024) | Deputy Mayor of Padang (2023–2024) |
| Parties | |
29 / 65 (45%) NasDem (9 seats)[10] Golkar (9 seats) PAN (8 seats)[11] PDI-P (3 seats) | |
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:
- Mahyeldi Ansharullah (PKS), incumbent governor and former mayor of Padang.[12]
- Epyardi Asda (PAN), regent of Solok, former three-term member of the House of Representatives.[12][13]
- Lisda Hendrajoni (NasDem), member of House of Representatives.[14]