2017 Indonesian local elections#Mayoral
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2017 Indonesian local elections
| country = Indonesia
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2015 Indonesian local elections
| previous_year = 2015
| next_election = 2018 Indonesian local elections
| next_year = 2018
| seats_for_election = 7 governors, 8 mayors, and 76 regents
| election_date = 15 February 2017
19 April 2017 (Jakarta)
| registered = ± 41,000,000
| title = Leadership
| before_election = See #Elections
| after_election = See #Elections
}}
Local elections were held in Indonesia on 15 February 2017, with a single run-off for Jakarta on 19 April 2017. The series of elections was the second time local elections were held simultaneously across the country after the 2015 local elections. In total, the election contested 7 gubernatorial, 18 mayoral and 76 regent seats with 41 million eligible voters and 337 candidate pairs.{{cite news|last1=Chan|first1=Francis|title=Key things to know about Indonesia's regional elections on Wednesday|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/a-quick-guide-on-jakartas-governor-election|accessdate=22 April 2018|work=The Straits Times|date=13 February 2017|language=en}}
Like other local elections in Indonesia (except for Jakarta), the elections followed a simple majority, first-past-the-post system where the candidates with the most votes automatically wins the seat even if they have less than 50% of the votes.{{cite news|title=Pilkada Serentak dengan Aturan Berbeda, Hanya Jakarta 50% Plus Satu|url=http://www.mediaindonesia.com/news/read/52907/pilkada-serentak-dengan-aturan-berbeda-hanya-jakarta-50-plus-satu/2016-06-24|accessdate=20 January 2018|work=Media Indonesia|date=24 June 2016|language=id}}
Background
Following the fall of Suharto and the Indonesian transition to democracy, local elections began taking place allowing citizens to directly vote for leaders of local subdivisions in June 2005, which had previously been elected through a closed vote by the local legislative councils ({{langx|id|Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah}}/DPRD).{{cite journal|last1=Choi|first1=Nankyung|title=Local elections and democracy in Indonesia: The Riau Archipelago|journal=Journal of Contemporary Asia|date=August 2007|volume=37|issue=3|pages=326–345|doi=10.1080/00472330701408650|quote=Under the New Order regime, local government heads were in effect appointed by the central government, despite going through a formal electoral process in the local assemblies (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah, DPRD).}} These elections were held separately for both provincial and municipal (cities and regencies) levels, resulting in on average an election every 3 days across the country according to the director-general of regional autonomy Djohermansyah Djohan. Between June 2005 and 2013, around 1,000 such elections were held prompting the discussion of a single simultaneous election to save costs.{{cite news|title=Pilkada serentak, solusi efisiensi biaya - ANTARA News|url=https://www.antaranews.com/berita/476038/pilkada-serentak-solusi-efisiensi-biaya|accessdate=22 April 2018|work=ANTARA News|date=24 January 2015|language=id-ID}}
Simultaneous local elections (Pilkada Serentak) were first held in Indonesia on 2015.{{cite news|last1=Ferri|first1=Oscar|title=KPU Resmikan Pelaksanaan Pilkada Serentak 2015|url=http://news.liputan6.com/read/2215484/kpu-resmikan-pelaksanaan-pilkada-serentak-2015|accessdate=5 January 2018|work=liputan6.com|date=17 April 2015|language=id}} Future plans for the elections included ones in 2017, 2018 and 2020, with appointed central government officials taking office instead for 2022 and 2023. It was planned that by 2024, the local executive elections could be held simultaneously with the presidential and legislative elections.{{cite news|last1=Tashandra|first1=Nabilla|title=Penyelenggaraan Pilkada dan Pemilu secara Serentak pada 2024 Dinilai Belum Jelas|url=https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2016/06/06/07233721/penyelenggaraan.pilkada.dan.pemilu.secara.serentak.pada.2024.dinilai.belum.jelas|accessdate=22 April 2018|work=KOMPAS|date=6 June 2016|language=id}}
Schedule
Registration for candidates were separated into tickets supported by political parties and independent candidates who were required to prove popular support by submitting copies of ID cards, the quantity of which ranged from 6.5 to 10 percent of the area's number of eligible voters depending on the local population in accordance to Law No. 8 of 2015.{{cite news|last1=Afriana|first1=Rina|title=Putusan MK Ringankan Calon Independen Berlaga di Pilkada 2017|url=https://news.detik.com/berita/d-3030719/putusan-mk-ringankan-calon-independen-berlaga-di-pilkada-2017|accessdate=22 April 2018|work=Detik|date=29 September 2015|language=id}}{{cite web|title=Undang Undang No. 8 Tahun 2015|url=http://www.dpr.go.id/dokjdih/document/uu/1627.pdf|language=id|website=dpr.go.id|accessdate=22 April 2018|archive-date=28 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328144430/http://www.dpr.go.id/dokjdih/document/uu/1627.pdf|url-status=dead}} The latter were required to register to the General Elections Commission ({{langx|id|Komisi Pemilihan Umum}}) between 6 and 10 August 2016. Tickets backed by a political party or a coalition of such required the parties to have the cumulative support of either 20 percent of DPRD seats or 25 percent of the popular vote in the 2014 legislative election,{{cite web|title=Tiga Syarat Pencalonan yang Berasal Dari Parpol|url=http://kpu.go.id/index.php/post/read/2016/5002/Tiga-Syarat-Pencalonan-yang-Berasal-Dari-Parpol|language=id|publisher=Komisi Pemilihan Umum|accessdate=22 April 2018}} and were to register between 19 and 21 September 2016.{{cite web|title=Tahapan pada Pilkada 2017.|url=https://pilkada2017.kpu.go.id/|publisher=Komisi Pemilihan Umum|accessdate=22 April 2018|language=id}} After a verification process, official candidates were announced on 24 October 2016 and the ballot numbers were given out on the following day. The campaigning period commenced on 28 October and continued until 11 February the following year. A three-day election silence followed, and the votes were cast on 15 February.
After the wave of elections, the votes were recapitulated and counted. Official announcement of the results were done between 8 and 10 March 2017, and the winners given official status by the Constitutional Court subject to disputes. For the case of Jakarta, a majority vote was required to win the election, which was not obtained from the 15 February vote and required a run-off on 19 April.{{cite news|title=Ahok makes it to run-off in Jakarta governor race|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/mar/05/ahok-makes-it-to-run-off-in-jakarta-governor-race|accessdate=22 April 2018|work=The Guardian|date=5 March 2017|language=en}} The results of Jakarta's run-off was announced on 30 April.{{cite news|title=Anies Baswedan-Sandiaga Uno Announced as Jakarta Election Winner|url=https://en.tempo.co/read/news/2017/04/30/057870946/Anies-Baswedan-Sandiaga-Uno-Announced-as-Jakarta-Election-Winner|accessdate=22 April 2018|work=Tempo|date=30 April 2017}}
According to data by the Ministry of Home Affairs, the elections used up Rp 7 trillion (US$520 million). Minister Tjahjo Kumolo stated that the elections were less efficient and required more funding than the previous system of individual elections.{{cite news|last1=Sidik|first1=Syahrizal|title=Mendagri: Biaya Pilkada Serentak Lebih Boros Dibanding Penyelenggaraan Pilkada Satuan|url=http://www.tribunnews.com/bisnis/2018/01/22/mendagri-biaya-pilkada-serentak-lebih-boros-dibanding-penyelenggaraan-pilkada-satuan|accessdate=22 April 2018|work=Tribun News|date=22 January 2018|language=id}}
Elections
=Gubernatorial=
File:Indonesia local elections provinces.png
Note: name in italics indicate incumbents who ran for re-election
=Mayoral=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" | |
| style="text-align:center"
! style="width:230px;"| Province | |
| style="text-align:left"| Banda Aceh
|rowspan=4|Aceh | |
| style="text-align:left"| Lhokseumawe | |
| style="text-align:left"| Langsa | |
| style="text-align:left"| Sabang | |
| style="text-align:left"| Tebing Tinggi | North Sumatra |
| style="text-align:left"| Payakumbuh | West Sumatra |
| style="text-align:left"| Pekanbaru | Riau |
| style="text-align:left"| Cimahi
|rowspan=2|West Java | |
| style="text-align:left"| Tasikmalaya | |
| style="text-align:left"| Salatiga | Central Java |
| style="text-align:left"| Yogyakarta | Yogyakarta Special Region |
| style="text-align:left"| Batu | East Java |
| style="text-align:left"| Kupang | East Nusa Tenggara |
| style="text-align:left"| Singkawang | West Kalimantan |
| style="text-align:left"| Kendari | Southeast Sulawesi |
| style="text-align:left"| Ambon | Maluku |
| style="text-align:left"| Jayapura | Papua |
| style="text-align:left"| Sorong | West Papua |
=Regent=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" | |
| style="text-align:center"
! style="width:120px;"| Regency ! style="width:230px;"| Province | |
| style="text-align:left"| Aceh Besar
|rowspan=16|Aceh | |
| style="text-align:left"| North Aceh | |
| style="text-align:left"| East Aceh | |
| style="text-align:left"| Aceh Jaya | |
| style="text-align:left"| Bener Meriah | |
| style="text-align:left"| Pidie | |
| style="text-align:left"| Simeulue | |
| style="text-align:left"| Aceh Singkil | |
| style="text-align:left"| Bireuën | |
| style="text-align:left"| Southwest Aceh | |
| style="text-align:left"| Southeast Aceh | |
| style="text-align:left"| Gayo Lues | |
| style="text-align:left"| West Aceh | |
| style="text-align:left"| Nagan Raya | |
| style="text-align:left"| Central Aceh | |
| style="text-align:left"| Aceh Tamiang | |
| style="text-align:left"| Central Tapanuli | North Sumatra |
| style="text-align:left"| Mentawai Islands | West Sumatra |
| style="text-align:left"| Kampar | Riau |
| style="text-align:left"| Muaro Jambi
|rowspan=3|Jambi | |
| style="text-align:left"| Sarolangun | |
| style="text-align:left"| Tebo | |
| style="text-align:left"| Musi Banyuasin | South Sumatra |
| style="text-align:left"| Mesuji
|rowspan=4|Lampung | |
| style="text-align:left"| West Lampung | |
| style="text-align:left"| Tulang Bawang | |
| style="text-align:left"| West Tulang Bawang | |
| style="text-align:left"| Bekasi | West Java |
| style="text-align:left"| Banjarnegara
|rowspan=6|Central Java | |
| style="text-align:left"| Batang | |
| style="text-align:left"| Jepara | |
| style="text-align:left"| Pati | |
| style="text-align:left"| Cilacap | |
| style="text-align:left"| Brebes | |
| style="text-align:left"| Kulon Progo
|rowspan=2| Yogyakarta Special Region | |
| style="text-align:left"| Pringsewu | |
| style="text-align:left"| Buleleng | Bali |
| style="text-align:left"| East Flores
|rowspan=2| East Nusa Tenggara | |
| style="text-align:left"| Lembata | |
| style="text-align:left"| Landak | West Kalimantan |
| style="text-align:left"| South Barito
|rowspan=2|Central Kalimantan | |
| style="text-align:left"| West Kotawaringin | |
| style="text-align:left"| North Hulu Sungai
|rowspan=2|South Kalimantan | |
| style="text-align:left"| Barito Kuala | |
| style="text-align:left"| Banggai Islands
|rowspan=2|Central Sulawesi | |
| style="text-align:left"| Buol | |
| style="text-align:left"| Bolaang Mongondow
|rowspan=2|North Sulawesi | |
| style="text-align:left"| Sangihe Islands | |
| style="text-align:left"| Takalar | South Sulawesi |
| style="text-align:left"| Bombana
|rowspan=6|Southeast Sulawesi | |
| style="text-align:left"| North Kolaka | |
| style="text-align:left"| Buton | |
| style="text-align:left"| Central Buton | |
| style="text-align:left"| South Buton | |
| style="text-align:left"| West Muna | |
| style="text-align:left"| Boalemo | Gorontalo |
| style="text-align:left"| West Seram
|rowspan=4|Maluku | |
| style="text-align:left"| Tanimbar Islands | |
| style="text-align:left"| Central Maluku | |
| style="text-align:left"| Buru | |
| style="text-align:left"| Morotai Island
|rowspan=2|North Maluku | |
| style="text-align:left"| Central Halmahera | |
| style="text-align:left"| Nduga
|rowspan=10|Papua | |
| style="text-align:left"| Lanny Jaya | |
| style="text-align:left"| Sarmi | |
| style="text-align:left"| Mappi | |
| style="text-align:left"| Tolikara | |
| style="text-align:left"| Yapen Islands | |
| style="text-align:left"| Jayapura | |
| style="text-align:left"| Intan Jaya | |
| style="text-align:left"| Puncak Jaya | |
| style="text-align:left"| Dogiyai | |
| style="text-align:left"| Tambrauw
|rowspan=3|West Papua | |
| style="text-align:left"| Maybrat | |
| style="text-align:left"| Sorong |