2013 Makassar mayoral election

A mayoral election was held in the city of Makassar on 23 September 2013. The election was the second direct mayoral election in the city's history.

2013 Makassar mayoral election

18 September 2013
Turnout	59.49%[1]
Nominee M. Ramdhan Pomanto Irman Yasin Limpo Tamsil Linrung Party Demokrat PAN PKS Running mate Syamsu Rizal Busrah Abdullah Das'ad Latief Popular vote 182,424 114,032 93,868 Percentage 31.17 19.48 16.04
Mayor before election Ilham Arief Sirajuddin Demokrat Elected Mayor Mohammad Ramdhan Pomanto Demokrat

10 pairs contested the elections, including 4 independent tickets. With the incumbent barred from reelection after 2 terms, nearly 600,000 of the city's residents voted in the elections. Demokrat-backed architect Mohammad Ramdhan Pomanto secured a victory with a plurality of the votes.

Background

Makassar's first direct mayoral election was held in 2008, with incumbent Ilham Arief Sirajuddin winning his second term.[2] The city's province, South Sulawesi, has been described by national and international observers alike as being rife with dynastic politics.[3][4]

Initially, the election was planned for February 2014, but it was moved to 2013 in order to prevent interference with the national legislative and presidential elections.[5] There were 983,900 eligible voters.[1]

Candidates

Ballot number[6]	Candidate	Running mate	Supporting parties[7]
1	Adil Patu	Isradi Zaenal	Gerindra PDK
2	Supomo Guntur	Kadir Halid	PDI-P Golkar
3	Rusdin Abdullah	M Idris Patarai	Independent
4	Herman Handoko	Abd Latif Bafadhal	Independent
5	Erwin Kallo	Hasbi Ali	Independent
6	Tamsil Linrung	Das'ad Latif	PKS Hanura PBR
7	Sitti Muhyina	M Syaiful Shaleh	Independent
8	Mohammad Ramdhan Pomanto	Syamsu Rizal	Demokrat PBB
9	Irman Yasin Limpo	Busrah Abdullah	Independent
10	Apiati K Amin Syam	Zulkifli Gani Otto	21 non-DPR parties

Results

No	Candidate - Running mate	Votes	%
1	Adil-Isradi	14,556	2.49
2	Supomo-Kadir	84,153	14.38
3	Rusdin-Pattarai	23,846	4.07
4	Herman-Latif	2,930	0.50
5	Erwin-Hasbi	5,489	0.94
6	Tamsil-Das'ad	93,868	16.04
7	Muhyina-Syaful	56,607	9.67
8	Pomanto-Rizal	182,484	31.18
9	Limpo-Abdullah	114,032	19.48
10	Apiaty-Zulkifli	7,326	1.25
Total votes		585,291	100%
Turnout[1]		59.49%

7,008 votes out of the 592,299 cast were invalid. During the results announcement, witnesses of the Supomo-Kadir pair walked out, claiming that the election had been a fraudulent one.[8] Candidate pairs with ballot numbers 2, 7 and 9 sued Pomanto-Rizal in the Constitutional Court, but their demands to disqualify the winner and repeat voting were rejected in full.[9]

Pomanto and Rizal were officially sworn in on 8 May 2014.[10]

References

1. Cipto, Hendra (25 September 2013). "Muhammad Ramdhan Terpilih Jadi Wali Kota Makassar". KOMPAS (in Indonesian). Retrieved 6 April 2018.
2. "Partisipasi Pemilih Pilkada Makassar Lebih dari 60 Persen". KOMPAS (in Indonesian). 29 October 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
3. Basirun, Slamet (25 July 2013). "Politik dinasti di Pilwako Makassar merusak demokrasi". SINDOnews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 10 April 2018.
4. Marshall, Andrew R.C. (17 March 2014). "Despite scandal, Indonesia election could entrench political dynasties". Reuters. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
5. Hajramurni, Andi; Nugraha, Panca (18 September 2013). "Makassar, four regions in S. Sulawesi hold elections today". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
6. Angelina, Andi (25 July 2013). "Ini 10 nomor urut pasang calon wali kota Makassar". Merdeka (in Indonesian). Retrieved 20 April 2018.
7. Bakri, Ardiansyah Razak (22 July 2013). "KPU Loloskan 10 Pasang Calon Wali Kota Makassar". Tempo (in Indonesian). Retrieved 20 April 2018.
8. Hajramurni, Andi (26 September 2013). "Danny-Syamsu declared winners of Makassar election". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
9. "Sengketa Pilkada Makassar, MK Tolak Gugatan 3 Pasangan". VIVA (in Indonesian). 22 October 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
10. Hamid, Arham (8 May 2014). "Wali Kota Makassar periode 2014-2019 dilantik di Pantai Losari". SINDOnews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 21 April 2018.