2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election

Two rounds of a gubernatorial election were held in Jakarta as part of the 2017 simultaneous elections on 15 February and 19 April 2017 to elect the governor of Jakarta to a five-year term. Incumbent governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, popularly referred to as "Ahok", and his deputy Djarot Saiful Hidayat were running for re-election to a second term. Basuki, who inherited his current position from his running mate Joko Widodo when he won the 2014 Indonesian presidential election, would have become the first elected Chinese-Christian governor of Jakarta had he won.

2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election
15 February and 19 April 2017
Turnout77.0%[1]
 
Nominee Anies Baswedan Basuki Tjahaja Purnama
Party Gerindra PDI-P
Running mate Sandiaga Uno Djarot Saiful Hidayat
Popular vote 3,240,987 2,350,366
Percentage 57.96% 42.04%
Results by subdistrict. Districts won by Anies Baswedan are in red (■), while the ones won by Basuki Tjahaja Purnama are in blue (■). Lighter shades (■or■) indicate a winning majority of less than 5%.
Governor before election

Basuki Tjahaja Purnama and Djarot Saiful Hidayat
PDI-P

 Elected Governor

Anies Baswedan
Independent

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Under the constitution, if no candidate secured a majority of the votes, a runoff election would be held between the top two candidates. The results of quick counts in the first round indicated that Purnama led by a narrow 3–4% margin, and that a runoff would be held on 19 April.

Quick counts for the 19 April runoff indicated that Anies Baswedan was elected as governor; Ahok conceded defeat hours after the polls closed. The official results of the election is Anies Baswedan - Sandiaga Uno 57.96% to Basuki Tjahaja Purnama - Djarot Saiful Hidayat 42.04% published by General Elections Commission (KPU) of Special Capital Region of Jakarta in May;[2][3] however, unofficial tallies from the election commission showed that Baswedan won 58% to Ahok's 42%.[4][5]

Candidates

Under regulations, only political parties having 22 seats or more in the regional parliament (DPRD) can put forward a candidate. Political parties with fewer seats can put forward a candidate only if they have acquired support from other political parties. Independent candidates are able to run if they have gathered at least 532,213 signatures from local residents, which will be verified by the local election committee.

This election was contested by three candidates together with their running mate.[6]

#CandidateRunning mateParties
1Agus Harimurti YudhoyonoSylviana Murni Partai Demokrat (10 seats)
Partai Persatuan Pembangunan (10 seats)
Partai Kebangkitan Bangsa (6 seats)
Partai Amanat Nasional (2 seats)

Total 28 seats (26.4%)

2Basuki Tjahaja PurnamaDjarot Saiful HidayatPartai Demokrasi Indonesia Perjuangan (28 seats)
Partai Hati Nurani Rakyat (10 seats)
Partai Golongan Karya (9 seats)
Partai NasDem (5 seats)

Total 52 seats (49.1%)

3Anies Rasyid BaswedanSandiaga UnoPartai Gerakan Indonesia Raya (15 seats)
Partai Keadilan Sejahtera (11 seats)

Total 26 seats (24.5%)

Campaign and issues

Racism

A candidate and a member of a minority ethnic group, Basuki has become the subject of occasional racist comments. During the 2017 gubernatorial campaign, he was regularly targeted by ultra-conservatives and supporters of rival candidates for being of Chinese descent. Furthermore, Basuki's "double minority" background makes him a target of the hardliner Islamic Defenders Front (FPI). The group called for the revision of the Jakarta Charter constitution to remove some of the governor's responsibilities for government-affiliated Islamic organizations.

Allegations of Quran insult
Main article: November 2016 Jakarta protests

On 27 September 2016, in a speech in front of citizens of Thousand Islands, Ahok noted that some citizens would not vote for him because they are being "deceived using Verse 51 of Al-Ma'idah and variations of it,"[7] referring to a verse that some groups have cited as grounds to oppose him.[8] The provincial government of Jakarta uploaded the video recording to YouTube in a channel which often feature Ahok's activities.[9] Citizens and pundits criticized Ahok's statement, considering it an insult on the Quran.[7] The video became popular and Ahok was widely criticized in social media such as Facebook and Twitter. A Change.org petition criticising him gained tens of thousands of signatures.[9] Ahok was later convicted of blasphemy for the comment and sentenced to a two-year prison term.

Zakir Naik's visit to Indonesia

From 1 April to 10 April 2017, a controversial Indian preacher Zakir Naik came to Indonesia in preparation for a da'wah safari in several cities in Indonesia.[10][11] On the evening of April 8, the Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium in Bekasi, a suburb of Jakarta, was filled to its capacity of 20,000. Zakir Naik, who is facing probes in India, was on the podium. He reiterated what Indonesia’s conservative Islamic groups that had been rallying for in the run-up to Jakarta’s gubernatorial elections on April 19, that Indonesians should elect only a Muslim leader. An Indian newspaper The Hindu mentioned that there was "a correlation" with Zakir Naik's lecture in Indonesia which was broadcast via YouTube with the victory of Anies Baswedan who outperformed Basuki Tjahaja Purnama occupying 58% of the vote in the gubernatorial election.[12]

Pre-election surveys

First round
Poll source Date Sample size Lead Error margin
Agus Basuki Anies
Median[13] 29 Jan – 2 Feb 2017 800 26.1% 29.8% 27.8% 2.0% ± 3.4%
Poltracking[14] 29 Jan – 2 Feb 2017 800 25.75% 30.13% 31.50% 1.37% ± 3.46%
Populi Center[15] 28 Jan – 2 Feb 2017 600 21.8% 40.0% 30.3% 9.7% ± 4.0%
Poltracking[16] 24–29 Jan 2017 800 25.8% 30.1% 31.5% 1.4% ± 3.5%
Charta Politika[17] 17–24 Jan 2017 767 25.9% 36.8% 27.0% 9.8% ± 3.5%
SMRC[18] 14–22 Jan 2017 800 22.5% 34.8% 26.4% 8.4% ± 3.9%
Populi Center[19] 14–19 Jan 2017 600 25.0% 36.7% 28.5% 8.2% ± 4.0%
Indikator[20] 12–20 Jan 2017 808 23.6% 38.2% 23.8% 14.4% ± 3.8%
Lembaga Survei Indonesia[21] 3–11 Dec 2016 800 26.5% 31.8% 23.9% 5.3% ± 3.5%
LSI Denny JA[22] 1–6 Dec 2016 440 33.6% 27.1% 23.6% 6.5% ± 4.8%
Charta Politika[23] 17–24 Nov 2016 733 29.5% 28.9% 26.7% 0.6% ± 3.5%
Indikator[24] 15–22 Nov 2016 798 30.4% 26.2% 24.5% 4.2% ± 3.6%
Poltracking[25] 7–17 Nov 2016 1200 19.2% 15.9% 14.3% 3.3% ± 2.8%
LSI Denny JA[26] 31 Oct – 5 Nov 2016 440 32.3% 10.6% 31.9% 0.4% ± 4.8%
Indocon[27] 18–30 Oct 2016 575 26.4% 30.1% 21.6% 3.7% ± 4.0%
Kedai KOPI[28] 19–24 Oct 2016 694 21.0% 27.5% 23.9% 3.6% ± 4.0%
SMRC[29] 1–9 Oct 2016 648 22.4% 45.4% 20.7% 23.0% ± 3.9%
Median[30] 26 Sep – 1 Oct 2016 500 21.0% 34.2% 25.4% 8.8% ± 4.4%
Populi Center[30] 25 Sep – 1 Oct 2016 600 15.8% 45.5% 23.5% 22.0% ± 4.0%
LSI Denny JA[30] 26–30 Sep 2016 440 19.3% 31.4% 21.1% 10.3% ± 4.8%

Second round
Poll source Date Sample size Lead Error margin
Basuki Anies
Median[31] 21–27 Feb 2017 800 39.7% 46.3% 6.6% ± 3,4%
LSI Denny JA[32] 27 Feb – 3 Mar 2017 440 40.5% 49.7% 9.2% ± 4.8%
SMRC[33] 31 Mar – 5 Apr 2017 446 46.9% 47.9% 1.0% ± 4.7%
Median[34] 1–6 Apr 2017 1,200 43.5% 49.8% 6.3% ± 2.9%
LSI Denny JA[35] 7–9 Apr 2017 440 42.7% 51.4% 8.7% ± 4.8%
Charta Politika[36] 7–12 Apr 2017 782 47.3% 44.8% 2.5% ± 3.5%
Indikator[37] 12–14 Apr 2017 495 47.4% 48.2% 0.8% ± 4.5%
Median[38] 13–14 Apr 2017 550 47.1% 49.0% 1.9% ± 4.2%

Results
Summary of the 15 February and 19 April 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election result
Candidates Parties 1st round 2nd round
Votes  % Votes  %
Basuki Tjahaja Purnama Indonesian Democratic Party – Struggle PDI-P 2,364,577 42.99% 2,350,366 42.04%
Anies Baswedan Gerindra Gerindra 2,197,333 39.95% 3,240,987 57.96%
Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono Demokrat PD 937,955 17.05%
Total 5,499,865 100% 5,591,353 100%
Valid votes 5,499,86598.84% 5,591,35398.97%
Spoilt and null votes 64,4481.16% 58,0751.03%
Turnout 5,564,31375.64% 5,649,42877.02%
Abstentions 1,792,11324.36% 1,686,04522.98%
Registered voters 7,356,426 7,335,473
Source: Electoral Commission of Jakarta (first round) Archived 2018-12-18 at the Wayback Machine, Electoral Commission of Jakarta (second round) Archived 2018-12-18 at the Wayback Machine Archived 2018-12-18 at the Wayback Machine

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