2005 Kutai Kartanegara regency election

2005 Kutai Kartanegara regency election
Turnout	70.67%
Regent before election; Syaukani Hasan Rais;	Elected Regent; Syaukani Hasan Rais; Golkar

Last updated April 25, 2024

An election was held on 1 June 2005 in order to elect the regent of Kutai Kartanegara Regency in the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan. The election was the first ever direct local election in the country following the fall of Suharto.

Background

Indonesia's Law No. 32 of 2004 on regional administration mandates the holding of local elections for its provinces and regencies/cities. It also gives rights to local electoral commissions (Komisi Pemilihan Umum Daerah) to hold them.^[2] Prior to this, elections were held indirectly with governors, mayors and regents being elected in a vote by local councils.^[3]

Overview

Registered candidates were verified and officially declared on 26 April 2015.^[4] Kutai Kartanegara's electoral commission set a rotating campaign schedule between 15 and 28 May, dividing the regency into 3 sections in each candidate pairs spends one-thirds of the allotted time in before moving into the next section.^[5]

The budget for the elections was set at Rp 19 billion (~USD 2 million). According to the electoral commission, difficult geographical conditions highly affected the cost of logistics.^[6] In total, there were over 375,000 eligible voters voting in 1,397 polling stations across 212 villages in the regency's 18 subdistricts.^[4]

A quick count was released by Pokja 30, a local organization, supported by the US-based National Democratic Institute.^[7] Votes had to be retaken in one of the polling stations.^[8] Multiple NGOs observed irregularities with the elections, including fictional/duplicate voters, inflated voter lists, vote buying and intimidation, with Pokja 30 alone reporting at least 30 such cases.^[9]

Candidates

#	Candidate	Running mate	Parties^[10]
1	Aji Sofyan Alex	M. Irkham	Golkar
2	Tajuddin Noor	Abdul Djebar Bukran	PKS, PAN
3	Syaukani Hasan Rais	Samsuri Aspar	Patriot, PPP, Merdeka

Syaukani Hasan Rais was the incumbent and first leader of the regency, although his term expired in December 2004 and his post was occupied by an acting regent from the Ministry of Home Affairs. He was accused of corruption in 2001, but the allegations were dropped following his victory in the election. Having served two terms as Golkar's cadre in his post, he received strong support from the party.^[11]

Results

No	Candidate - Running mate	Votes	%
1	Sofyan-Irkham	88,625	33.85%
2	Tajuddin-Abdul	13,862	5.30%
3	Syaukani-Samsuri	159,303	60.85%
Valid votes		261,790	98.53%
Invalid votes		3,894	1.47%
Turnout		265,684	70.67%
Eligible voters		375,925
Source:^[1]

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References

1 2 "2005 Kutai Kartanegara local election results". KutaiKartanegara.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 4 May 2018.
↑ "Indonesia - Law No. 32/2004 concerning Regional Administration". International Labour Organization . Retrieved 4 May 2018.
↑ Kwok, Yenni (26 September 2014). "Indonesia Scraps Regional Elections". Time. Retrieved 4 May 2018. pushed to have district chiefs, mayors and governors indirectly voted in by local parliaments, as they were in 2005.
1 2 "Kukar Siap Gelar Pilkada 1 Juni". detiknews (in Indonesian). 15 May 2005. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
↑ "Kampanye Pilkada 2005 Mulai Berlangsung di 3 Wilayah". KutaiKartanegara.com (in Indonesian). 17 May 2005. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
↑ "KPUD Kukar: Anggaran Pilkada Rp 19 M, Bukan Rp 34 M". detiknews (in Indonesian). 27 May 2005. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
↑ "Quick Count Pilkada Kukar Diumumkan 2 Juni". detiknews (in Indonesian). 1 June 2005. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
↑ "Syaukani Bisa Dipastikan Menangi Pilkada Kukar". detiknews (in Indonesian). 2 June 2005. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
↑ "Pilkada di Kukar dan Cilegon ?Fenomenal?". Merdeka (in Indonesian). 6 June 2005. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
↑ "KPUD tetapkan tiga pasangan calon cabup-cawabup". KutaiKartanegara.com (in Indonesian). 26 April 2005. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
↑ Erb, Maribeth; Sulistiyanto, Priyambudi (2009). Deepening Democracy in Indonesia?: Direct Elections for Local Leaders (Pilkada). Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. ISBN 9789812308412.

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[hasil-1] 1 2 "2005 Kutai Kartanegara local election results". KutaiKartanegara.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 4 May 2018.

[2] "Indonesia - Law No. 32/2004 concerning Regional Administration". International Labour Organization . Retrieved 4 May 2018.

[3] Kwok, Yenni (26 September 2014). "Indonesia Scraps Regional Elections". Time. Retrieved 4 May 2018. pushed to have district chiefs, mayors and governors indirectly voted in by local parliaments, as they were in 2005.

[siap-4] 1 2 "Kukar Siap Gelar Pilkada 1 Juni". detiknews (in Indonesian). 15 May 2005. Retrieved 4 May 2018.

[5] "Kampanye Pilkada 2005 Mulai Berlangsung di 3 Wilayah". KutaiKartanegara.com (in Indonesian). 17 May 2005. Retrieved 4 May 2018.

[6] "KPUD Kukar: Anggaran Pilkada Rp 19 M, Bukan Rp 34 M". detiknews (in Indonesian). 27 May 2005. Retrieved 4 May 2018.

[7] "Quick Count Pilkada Kukar Diumumkan 2 Juni". detiknews (in Indonesian). 1 June 2005. Retrieved 4 May 2018.

[8] "Syaukani Bisa Dipastikan Menangi Pilkada Kukar". detiknews (in Indonesian). 2 June 2005. Retrieved 4 May 2018.

[9] "Pilkada di Kukar dan Cilegon ?Fenomenal?". Merdeka (in Indonesian). 6 June 2005. Retrieved 4 May 2018.

[10] "KPUD tetapkan tiga pasangan calon cabup-cawabup". KutaiKartanegara.com (in Indonesian). 26 April 2005. Retrieved 4 May 2018.

[deep-11] Erb, Maribeth; Sulistiyanto, Priyambudi (2009). Deepening Democracy in Indonesia?: Direct Elections for Local Leaders (Pilkada). Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. ISBN 9789812308412.

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