Election Name: | 2024 East Kalimantan gubernatorial election |
Country: | Indonesia |
Flag Image: | Coat of arms of East Kalimantan.svg |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2018 East Kalimantan gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 2018 |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Akmal Malik (Acting) |
Before Party: | Independent |
The 2024 East Kalimantan gubernatorial election will be held on 27 November 2024 as part of nationwide local elections to elect the governor of East Kalimantan for a five-year term. The previous election was held in 2018.
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]
According to electoral regulations, in order to qualify for the election, candidates are required to secure support from a political party or a coalition of parties controlling 11 seats (20 percent of all seats) in the East Kalimantan Regional House of Representatives (DPRD).[3] The Golkar party, which won 15 of 55 seats in the 2024 legislative election, is the only party eligible to nominate a candidate without forming a coalition with other parties.[4] Candidates may alternatively demonstrate support to run as an independent in form of photocopies of identity cards, which in East Kalimantan's case corresponds to 236,185 copies.[5] No independent candidates registered with the General Elections Commission (KPU) prior to the set deadline.[6]
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:
Following the 2024 Indonesian legislative election, nine political parties are represented in the East Kalimantan DPRD:[4]
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Political parties | Seat count | |||
Party of Functional Groups (Golkar) | ||||
Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) | ||||
Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) | ||||
National Awakening Party (PKB) | ||||
National Mandate Party (PAN) | ||||
Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) | ||||
Democratic Party (Demokrat) | ||||
United Development Party (PPP) |