2014 Lampung gubernatorial election

The 2014 Lampung gubernatorial election took part on 9 April 2014, simultaneous with national legislative elections in Indonesia. It was the second direct election for Lampung's governor. Four pairs of candidates contested the election, with Muhammad Ridho Ficardo winning a plurality of the votes.

2014 Lampung gubernatorial election

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Turnout75.6%
 
Candidate Muhammad Ridho Ficardo Herman Hasanusi
Party Demokrat PAN
Running mate Bachtiar Basri Zainudin
Popular vote 1,816,533 1,342,763
Percentage 44.8% 33.1%

Timeline

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The gubernatorial election was initially planned to be held on 2 October 2013. However, due to regional finances, this was deemed impossible and thus the election date was delayed to 9 April 2014, coinciding with national legislative elections. The Lampung provincial government had also offered January 2014 and early 2015 as potential election dates, but these were rejected.[1] The gubernatorial election and legislative elections were held at the same location, with voters receiving five ballots (four for legislative candidates and one for the gubernatorial election), and the provincial government continued to fund the gubernatorial ballot boxes.[2]

Candidates

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Four pairs of candidates contested the election. A fifth independent pair had registered to run in the election, but withdrew citing distrust in the provincial General Elections Commission due to the delay in the election date.[3] Incumbent governor Sjachroedin Zainal Pagaralam [id] was ineligible to run in the election, having served two terms.[4]

Results

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Results of the 2014 Lampung gubernatorial election[5]
Candidate Running mate Party Votes %
Muhammad Ridho Ficardo Bachtiar Basri [id] Demokrat 1,816,533 44.8%
Herman Hasanusi Zainudin Hasan [id] PAN 1,342,763 33.1%
Berlian Tihang [id] Mukhlis Basri [id] PDI-P 606,566 15.0%
Alzier Dianis Thabranie [id] Lukman Hakim [id] Golkar 288,272 7.1%
Total valid votes 4,054,134 100%
Invalid votes 408,154
Turnout 4,462,288 75.6%
Registered voters 5,899,542

Ficardo and Bachtiar were sworn into office on 2 June 2014.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Pilgub Lampung bareng Pemilu 2014". Kontan (in Indonesian). 19 July 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Pelaksanaan Pilgub Lampung & Pileg 2014 bersamaan". SINDOnews Nasional (in Indonesian). 21 February 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  3. ^ Pratama, Sandy Indra (25 February 2014). "Pilkada Lampung Diikuti Empat Gubernur". Tempo (in Indonesian). Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Gubernur Rombak Pejabat Pemprov Lampung". Republika Online (in Indonesian). 9 May 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Ridho Ficardo-Bakhtiar ditetapkan gubernur Lampung terpilih". Merdeka (in Indonesian). 17 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Mengenal Ridho Ficardo, Gubernur Termuda di Indonesia". Suara.com (in Indonesian). 2 June 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2024.