2024 West Kutai regency election
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The 2024 West Kutai regency election was held on 27 November 2024 as part of simultaneous nationwide local elections in order to elected the regent and vice regent of West Kutai, East Kalimantan for the 2025–2030 term. Frederick Edwin, a businessman and son of former regent Ismail Thomas, defeated two other candidates after securing 37,282 votes (39.6%).
Electoral system
The election, like other local elections in 2024, followed the first-past-the-post system where the candidate with the most votes wins the election, even if they do not win a majority.[2] 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 would have been repeated on a later date.[3]
The West Kutai General Elections Commission (KPU) announced on 20 September 2024 that the election would have 128,104 eligible voters who were to vote in 321 polling stations.[4] The municipal government granted Rp 48 billion from its budget for the election, primarily in grants to KPU and the General Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu), in addition to additional funding for the local police and military unit for security expenses.[5]
Candidates
One of the candidates in the election, Frederick Edwin, is a businessman, PDI-P member, and younger son of former two-term West Kutai regent Ismail Thomas. Running with Nanang Adriani, Edwin received the endorsement of seven political parties with seats in the municipal legislature (PDI-P, Gerindra, Nasdem, Demokrat, PKB, PKS, and PAN) plus four other parties.[6][7]
Another candidate, Sahadi, is a former civil servant within the municipal government. Having retired from his job to run in the election, he received the endorsements of Hanura and Perindo in addition to PKN. Sahadi's running mate Alexander Edmond is Frederick Edwin's older brother and also a businessman.[7][8]
Golkar ran its own candidate, municipal legislature member Ahmad Syaiful. His running mate, Jainudin, was a Gerindra member of the municipal legislature, although the ticket did not receive Gerindra's endorsement.[9][10]
Incumbent regent Fransiskus Xaverius Yapan had served two terms and was ineligible for reelection, and instead endorsed the Sahadi–Edmond ticket.[11]
Campaign
Two rounds of public debates between the candidates were held on 14 October and 3 November 2024.[12][13] The final campaign event of the Edwin–Adriani ticket, held in Sendawar on 21 November, involved Jakarta-based rock band The Virgin and was attended by thousands of spectators.[14][15]
Results
| Candidate | Running mate | Candidate party | Votes | % | |
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| Frederick Edwin | Nanang Adriani | PDI-P | 37,282 | 39.62 | |
| Ahmad Syaiful | Jainudin | Golkar | 29,572 | 31.43 | |
| Sahadi | Alexander Edmond | Hanura | 27,248 | 28.96 | |
| Total | 94,102 | 100.00 | |||
| Valid votes | 94,102 | 97.92 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,002 | 2.08 | |||
| Total votes | 96,104 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 128,104 | 75.02 | |||
| Source: [1] | |||||
Out of West Kutai's sixteen districts, Frederick Edwin–Nanang Adriani won the most votes in six districts, while Ahmad Syaiful–Jainudin and Sahadi–Alexander Edmond both won the most votes in five districts.[1] Edwin and Adriani were sworn in on 20 February 2025.[16]
References
- ^ a b c "KPU Tetapkan Perolehan Suara Pilkada Kubar, FENA Tertinggi". RRI.co.id (in Indonesian). 4 December 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ "Pilkada Hanya Satu Putaran". kedaikopi.co (in Indonesian). 22 July 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ Mardika, Nando Yussele (5 November 2020). "Jika Kotak Kosong Menang, Pilkada Akan Diulang?". hukumonline.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ Diwa, Andreas Trisno (20 September 2024). "KPU Kubar Tetapkan 128.104 Pemilih DPT Pilkada 2024". RRI.co.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ "Pemkab Kubar Hibahkan Anggaran Rp 48 Miliar untuk Pelaksanaan Pilkada". Kaltimetam.id (in Indonesian). 8 October 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ "Frederick Edwin Diharap Nahkodai DPC PDI Perjuangan Kubar". Eksposisi Borneo (in Indonesian). 28 February 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ a b "Pilkada Kutai Barat, Kakak dan Adik Bersaing". Prokal.co (in Indonesian). 1 September 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ "Sahadi Resmi Pensiun Dini dari ASN Kutai Barat". RRI.co.id (in Indonesian). 31 May 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ Sunardi (12 November 2024). "Errye Sugyanto Resmi Gantikan Ahmad Syaiful di DPRD Kubar". Kaltim Post (in Indonesian). Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ "Memilih Mundur dari DPRD, H Acong dan Jainudin Siap Maju di Pilkada Kubar". Swara Kaltim (in Indonesian). 2 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ "FX Yapan Mundur dari PDI-P, Pilih All Out Dukung Pasangan Diamond di Pilkada Kubar". Media Kaltim (in Indonesian). 28 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ^ "Begini Alur Debat Perdana Pilkada Kutai Barat 2024". RRI.co.id (in Indonesian). 13 October 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ "Debat Kedua Pilkada Kubar Bersamaan Dengan Pilgub Kaltim". RRI.co.id (in Indonesian). 3 November 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ "Puluhan Ribu Masa Hadiri Kampanye Akbar FENA". Kaltim Post (in Indonesian). 21 November 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ "Ribuan Warga Hadiri Kampanye Akbar FENA". Katakaltim.com (in Indonesian). 21 November 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ Yosevina, Elvira (23 February 2025). "Bupati dan Wakil Bupati Kubar 2025-2030 Dilantik Presiden RI". RRI.co.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 11 August 2025.