2008 Bali gubernatorial election

The 2008 Bali gubernatorial election was a regional head election in Indonesia held on 9 July 2008 to elect the governor and vice governor of Bali for the five-year term (2008–2013). The 2008 Bali gubernatorial election was the first time in Bali's history where candidate for the governor and vice governor were directly elected by the people by vote. Candidate I Made Mangku Pastika of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) won this election defeating two other candidates, namely Tjokorda Gde Budi Suryawan of the Golkar Party and I Gede Winasa of the Democratic Party.

There were three at once candidate pairs competing in this election. I Made Mangku Pastika a retired police officer won on this election.^[1]

Description

There are three pairs of candidates competing in this general election, namely Candidate number 1 I Gede Winasa and I Gusti Bagus Alit Putra supported by the Democratic party and the Bali Awakening Coalition (Koalisi Kebangkitan Bali);^[2] Candidate number 2 is Tjokorda Gde Budi Suryawan and Njoman Gede Suweta was supported by the Golkar Party (Golkar) and the Bali People's Coalition (Koalisi Rakyat Bali);^[3] and I Made Mangku Pastika and A. A. G. N. Puspayoga who was supported by Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P).^[4] This general election was finally won by candidate Pastika-Puspayoga after the decision of the plenary meeting at the Bali Provincial KPU on July 16, 2008^[5] and was inaugurated on August 28, 2008, in a special session of the Bali Regional House of Representatives in Denpasar City.^[6]

This election was held on July 9, 2008^[7]

Candidates

This Bali Gubernatorial Election followed by three candidate pairs for governor and deputy governor. Candidate for Governor number 1, I Gede Winasa is running in a pair with IGB Alit Putra. Candidate for Governor number 2, Tjokorda Gde Budi Suryawan is running in a pair with Njoman Gde Suweta.^[8] Candidate for Governor number 3, I Made Mangku Pastika^[9] running in tandem with Anak Agung Gede Ngurah Puspayoga.^[10]

Election results

Vote Acquisition per Regency/City

Source:^[13]

Notes

1. ^ Including parliamentary and non-parliamentary parties

References

1. ^ "Situs Resmi Komisi Pemilihan Umum Provinsi Bali". bali.kpu.go.id. Archived from the original on 2021-08-29. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
2. ^ "Bali Pilkada, Winasa-Alit Putra Register Themselves with the Bali KPUD" (in id-ID). detikcom. 2008-04-12. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
3. ^ "Cok Budi Suryawan and Gede Suweta - Beritabali.com". beritabali. Archived from the original on 2021-08-29. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
4. ^ "Jago PDIP Pastika-Puspayoga Registers with Bali KPUD" (in id-ID). detikcom. 2008-04-18. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
5. ^ "Jago PDIP Wins, Collects Votes 55.04%" (in id-ID). detikcom. 2008-07-16. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
6. ^ "Pastika Inaugurated as Governor Bali" (in id-ID). detikcom. 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
7. ^ "Today Bali Pilkada Held" (in Indonesian). Kompas.com. 2008-07-08. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
8. ^ "CBS-Suweta Declared as Bali Gubernatorial Candidate" (in Indonesian). Kompas.com. 2008-03-22. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
9. ^ "Two Police Generals Fight in Regional Election Bali" (in id-ID). detikcom. 2008-03-05. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
10. ^ "Three Pairs of Bali Gubernatorial and Deputy Gubernatorial Candidates Pass Verification" (in id-ID). detikcom. 2008-05-16. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
11. ^ Saifullah, Muhammad (2008-06-08). "PKS Declares Support for Win-Ap" (in id-ID). Okezone.com. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
12. ^ "Official Website of the Bali Provincial General Election Commission". bali.kpu.go.id. Archived from the original on 2021-08-29. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
13. ^ "Official Website of the Bali Provincial Election Commission". bali.kpu.go.id. Archived from the original on 2021-08-29. Retrieved 2021-08-29.