2018 Papua gubernatorial election

The 2018 Papua gubernatorial election took place on 27 June 2018 as part of the simultaneous local elections. It was held to elect the governor of Papua alongside with their deputy, whilst members of the provincial council (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah) will be re-elected in 2019.

2018 Papua gubernatorial election

27 June 2018
Turnout	84.4%[1]
Nominee Lukas Enembe John Wempi Wetipo Party Demokrat PDI-P Running mate Klemen Tinal Habel Melkias Suwae Popular vote 1,939,539 932,008 Percentage 67.54 32.46
Location of Papua within Indonesia
Governor before election Lukas Enembe Demokrat Elected Governor TBD

Incumbent Lukas Enembe ran for his second term against the regent of Jayawijaya Regency John Wempi Wetipo.

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 although none registered.[2][3] The candidates were assigned their ballot numbers on 21 February 2018.[4] The campaigning period would commence between 15 February and 24 June, with a three-day election silence before voting on 27 June.[5]

The General Elections Commission planned to release a list of eligible voters by 22 April 2018, but it was delayed citing delays from several regions.[6] A placeholder count from March 2018 placed the voter count at 3,125,047.[7]

Candidates

As per regulations due to the province's special autonomy status, candidates are required to garner the support of political parties totaling 15 percent of the popular vote in the 2014 election or parties controlling 15 percent of the 55-seat provincial council.[8]

#	Candidate	Position	Running mate	Parties
1	Lukas Enembe	Incumbent governor	Klemen Tinal	Demokrat Golkar Hanura PKB Nasdem PKS PAN PKPI PPP Total: 42 seats[8]
2	John Wempi Wetipo	Regent of Jayawijaya	Habel Melkias Suwae	PDI-P Gerindra Perindo, PBB Total: 13 seats[9]

The Lukas-Klemen pair (abbreviated as Lukmen) are both incumbents.[10] After garnering the support of most political parties in 2017, several media outlets and his party Demokrat speculated that the election will be uncontested.[11][12] On January 4, however, PDI-P leader Megawati Sukarnoputri declared that the party will place its support behind John Wempi Wetipo, regent of Jayawijaya Regency with former regent of Jayapura Regency Habel Melkias Suwae as his running mate.[13] The John-Suwae ticket (abbreviated as Josua) also received the endorsement of Gerindra, despite the two parties being the main parties of the government (Koalisi Indonesia Hebat) and opposition (Koalisi Merah Putih) coalitions in the People's Representative Council. Deputy speaker of the parliament and Gerindra vice-chairman Fadli Zon noted that the alliance was "reflecting the aspirations of local areas".[14]

Results

Votes by area	Lukas-Klemen		John-Habel
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Asmat
Biak Numfor
Boven Digoel
Central Mamberamo
Deiyai
Dogiyai
Intan Jaya
Jayapura (regency)
Jayapura (city)
Jayawijaya
Keerom
Lanny Jaya
Mamberamo Raya
Mappi
Merauke
Mimika
Nabire
Nduga
Paniai
Pegunungan Bintang
Puncak
Puncak Jaya
Sarmi
Supiori
Tolikara
Waropen
Yahukimo
Yalimo
Yapen Islands
Total
Valid votes
Invalid votes
Turnout
Eligible voters

References

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2. Putra, Putu Merta Surya (8 January 2018). "Pendaftaran Paslon Pilkada 2018 Dibuka, KPU Ingatkan Ikuti Aturan". liputan6 (in Indonesian). Retrieved 20 January 2018.
3. Siagian, Wilpret (30 November 2017). "Pilgub Papua 2018 Minus Calon Independen". detik (in Indonesian). Retrieved 24 May 2018.
4. Siagian, Wilpret (21 February 2018). "Ini Nomor Urut Pilgub Papua Lukmen Vs Josua". Detik (in Indonesian). Retrieved 24 May 2018.
5. Suryowati, Estu (14 June 2017). "Tahapan Pilkada Serentak 2018 Dimulai, Ini Jadwal Lengkapnya". KOMPAS (in Indonesian). Retrieved 20 January 2018.
6. "Ini alasan alasan DPT Pilgub Papua belum ditetapkan". Tabloid Jubi (in Indonesian). 21 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
7. "Pemilih sementara Pilgub Papua 2018 mencapai 3,1 juta lebih". Tabloid Jubi (in Indonesian). 26 March 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
8. Siagian, Wilpret (10 January 2018). "Lukas Enembe-Klemen Daftar ke KPU Papua Pakai Topi Kepala Suku". detik (in Indonesian). Retrieved 24 May 2018.
9. Siagian, Wilpret (10 January 2018). "Diusung PDIP-Gerindra, John Wempi-Melkias Daftar Pilgub Papua". detik (in Indonesian). Retrieved 24 May 2018.
10. Somba, Nethy Dharma (1 March 2018). "Lukas Enembe, Klemen Tinal committed to maintaining the state". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
11. "Lukas Enembe Berpeluang Kembali Pimpin Papua". Berita Satu (in Indonesian). 20 August 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
12. "Lukas Enembe Calon Tunggal Pilgub Papua 2018". Partai Demokrat. 18 August 2017. Archived from the original on 5 August 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
13. Akhmad, Haris Tryan (4 January 2018). "PDIP Usung John Wempi-Melkias Suwae di Pilgub Papua 2018". Okezone (in Indonesian). Retrieved 24 May 2018.
14. Putri, Parastiti Kharisma (8 January 2018). "Dukung John Wempi di Pilgub Papua, Gerindra Koalisi dengan PDIP". detik (in Indonesian). Retrieved 24 May 2018.