2018 West Kalimantan gubernatorial election
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The 2018 West Kalimantan gubernatorial election took place on 27 June 2018 as part of the simultaneous local elections. It was held to elect the governor of West Kalimantan along with their deputy, whilst members of the provincial council (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah) will be re-elected in 2019.
With incumbent Cornelis M.H. barred after serving two full terms, the election was contested by three pairs of candidates: Pontianak mayor Sutarmidji, Landak regent Karolin Margret Natasa and former regent of Sintang Milton Crosby.
The election resulted in victory for Sutarmidji, who secured 51.5 percent of the votes. Karolin came in second with 41.8 percent while Milton won less than 7 percent of votes.
Timeline
[edit]Registration for party-backed candidates were opened between 8 and 10 January 2018, while independent candidates were required to register between 22 and 26 November 2017.[2][3] The numerical order of the candidates were determined on 13 February through a lottery.[4] In April 2018, the provincial KPU set the number of voters at 3,436,127.[5] The campaigning period would commence between 15 February and 24 June, with a three-day election silence before voting on 27 June.[6]
Candidates
[edit]| # | Candidate[4] | Position | Running mate | Parties[7] |
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| 1 | Milton Crosby | Regent of Sintang (2005–2015) | Boyman Harun | Gerindra PAN Total: 13 seats |
| 2 | Karolin Margret Natasa | Regent of Landak Member of People's Representative Council (2009–2017) |
Suryadman Gidot | PDI-P Demokrat PKPI Total: 27 seats |
| 3 | Sutarmidji | Mayor of Pontianak | Ria Norsan | Golkar Nasdem PKB PKS Hanura Total: 21 seats |
In addition, an independent ticket also registered, but failed to submit a sufficient number of supporting ID cards.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "PENETAPAN HASIL :: PILKADA PROVINSI KALIMANTAN BARAT". Komisi Pemilihan Umum. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ Putra, Putu Merta Surya (8 January 2018). "Pendaftaran Paslon Pilkada 2018 Dibuka, KPU Ingatkan Ikuti Aturan". liputan6 (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ Hermawan, Bayu (27 November 2017). "Pilkada Jabar 2018 tanpa Calon Independen". Republika (in Indonesian). Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ a b Prihatini, Dina (13 February 2018). "Hasil Undian Nomor Urut di Pilgub Kalbar, Masing-Masing Paslon Klaim Dapat Keberuntungan". Okezone (in Indonesian). Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ Irawan, Yohanes Kurnia (20 April 2018). "KPU Kalbar Tetapkan Jumlah DPT Pilkada Sebanyak 3,4 Juta Pemilih". KOMPAS. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ Suryowati, Estu (14 June 2017). "Tahapan Pilkada Serentak 2018 Dimulai, Ini Jadwal Lengkapnya". KOMPAS (in Indonesian). Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ Iriawan, Yohanes Kurnia (12 February 2018). "Tiga Pasang Calon Siap Bertarung di Pilkada Kalbar". KOMPAS (in Indonesian). Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ Rahino, Rizky Prabowo (22 January 2018). "Gagal Penuhi Syarat Dukungan, Langkah Kartius-Pensong Terhenti di Pilgub Kalbar". Tribun Pontianak (in Indonesian). Retrieved 27 July 2018.