2018 West Nusa Tenggara gubernatorial election
The 2018 West Nusa Tenggara gubernatorial election took place on 27 June 2018 as part of the simultaneous local elections. It was held to elect the governor of West Nusa Tenggara alongside with their deputy, whilst members of the provincial council (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah) will be re-elected in 2019.
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With incumbent Muhammad Zainul Majdi meeting his term limits, People's Representative Council member Zulkieflimansyah came ahead in the four-candidate race, defeating regents of Central Lombok and East Lombok Mohammad Suhaili Fadhil Thahir and Ali Bin Dahlan, alongside Mataram mayor Ahyar Abduh, winning 31.8 percent of votes.
Timeline
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] The numerical order of the candidates were determined on 13 February through a lottery.[3] The campaigning period commenced between 15 February and 24 June, with a three-day election silence before voting on 27 June.[4]
Candidates
| #[3] | Candidate | Positions[5] | Parties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. Suhaili FT | Regent of Central Lombok | Golkar Nasdem PKB |
| Muhammad Amin | Incumbent Vice Governor | ||
| 2 | Ahyar Abduh | Mayor of Mataram | Gerindra PAN PPP PDI-P PBB Hanura |
| Mori Hanafi | Deputy Speaker of DPRD NTB | ||
| 3 | Zulkieflimansyah | Member of DPR | Demokrat PKS |
| Siti Rohmi Jalilah | |||
| 4 | Ali bin Dahlan | Regent of East Lombok | Independent |
| Gede Wirasakti AM |
Results
| No | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suhaili/Amin | 674,602 | 26.42 |
| 2 | Ahyar/Hanafi | 637,048 | 24,95 |
| 3 | Zul/Sitti | 811,945 | 31.80 |
| 4 | Dachlan/Murni | 430,007 | 16.84 |
| Total votes | 2,553,602 | ||
| Invalid votes | 84,361 | ||
| Turnout | 2,637,963 | 73.81 | |
| Source: KPU[1] | |||
References
- "Pemilihan Gubernur Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Barat". infopemilu.kpu.go.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- Putra, Putu Merta Surya (8 January 2018). "Pendaftaran Paslon Pilkada 2018 Dibuka, KPU Ingatkan Ikuti Aturan". liputan6 (in Indonesian). Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- Bahanan, Hans (13 February 2018). "Ini Nomor Urut Pasangan Calon Gubernur di Pilkada NTB". liputan6.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- Suryowati, Estu (14 June 2017). "Tahapan Pilkada Serentak 2018 Dimulai, Ini Jadwal Lengkapnya". KOMPAS (in Indonesian). Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- Nursyamsyi, Muhammad (10 January 2018). "Ini Empat Paslon yang Akan Bertarung di Pilgub NTB". Republika (in Indonesian). Retrieved 12 November 2018.