2024 East Sumba regency election
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27 November 2024
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| Turnout | 77.38%[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 East Sumba regency election was held on 27 November 2024 as part of nationwide local elections to elect the regent of East Sumba Regency, East Nusa Tenggara for a five-year term. The previous election was held in 2020. Golkar candidate and former vice regent Umbu Lili Pekuwali defeated incumbent regent Khristofel Praing and incumbent vice regent David Melo Wadu, who ran on separate tickets.
Electoral system
The election, like other local elections in 2024, follow the first-past-the-post system where the candidate with the most votes wins the election, even if they do not win a majority.[2] It is possible for a candidate to run uncontested, in which case the candidate is still required to win a majority of votes "against" an "empty box" option. Should the candidate fail to do so, the election will be repeated on a later date.[3]
Candidates
According to electoral regulations, for regencies with an electorate of less than 250 thousand (such as East Sumba, which had an electorate of around 186 thousand in the 2024 election[4]), candidates were required to secure the support of a political party or a coalition of parties which collectively won at least 10 percent of votes in the 2024 legislative election for the municipal legislature.[5]
The incumbent regent of East Sumba, Khristofel Praing, ran for a second term in the election.[6] As running mate, Praing ran with Franky Ranggambani, a municipal bureaucrat.[7] The pair received the endorsements of the National Mandate Party (PAN), Demokrat, and Hanura, along with the Ummat Party.[6][8] Praing's deputy in the 2021–2025 term David Melo Wadu of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) ran on a separate ticket,[9] with law office owner[10] Umbu Ndata Jawa Kori as his running mate. The ticket received the endorsements of PDI-P and Gelora.[8] Another candidate, Umbu Lili Pekuwali, had served as vice regent of East Sumba from 2016 to 2021, and had lost the 2020 election to Praing.[11][12] His running mate Yonathan Hani served as a member of the municipal legislature, and was a deputy speaker in the 2019–2024 term.[13] Pekuwali and Hani were backed by a coalition of six parties (Golkar, Gerindra, Nasdem, PKB, PSI, and Perindo).[8]
Campaign
Two rounds of public debates between the candidates were held on 26 October and 16 November 2024 in Waingapu.[14][15]
Polling
| Pollster | Date | Sample size | Pekuwali | Praing | Wadu | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charta Politika[16] | 29 April – 4 May 2024 | 400 | 41.3% | 36.3% | 9% | 13.5% |
Results
| Candidate | Running mate | Candidate party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umbu Lili Pekuwali | Yonathan Hani | Golkar | 66,293 | 45.75 | |
| Khristofel Praing | Franky Ranggambani | PAN | 56,668 | 39.11 | |
| David Melo Wadu | Umbu Ndata Jawa Kori | PDI-P | 21,938 | 15.14 | |
| Total | 144,899 | 100.00 | |||
| Source: East Sumba KPU | |||||
The electoral turnout was 77.38 percent (compared to a national average of 68.48%), the highest turnout among local elections in East Nusa Tenggara.[1] Pekuwali was sworn in to replace Praing on 20 February 2025 and the two held a handover ceremony on 1 March.[17][18]
References
- 1 2 "Sumba Timur Cetak Rekor Partisipasi Pemilih Tertinggi se-NTT, Salut!". waingapu.com (in Indonesian). 13 December 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ↑ "Pilkada Hanya Satu Putaran". kedaikopi.co (in Indonesian). 22 July 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ↑ Mardika, Nando Yussele (5 November 2020). "Jika Kotak Kosong Menang, Pilkada Akan Diulang?". hukumonline.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ↑ Hauteas, Junus Imanuel (27 June 2023). "KPU Sumba Timur Tetapkan DPT untuk Pemilu 2024, Terbanyak di Kecamatan Kota Waingapu". victorynews.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- ↑ DA, Ady Thea (21 August 2024). "Putusan MK Tentang Ambang Batas Pencalonan Kepala Daerah Masuk RUU Pilkada". hukumonline.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- 1 2 Habibudin, Moh (16 August 2024). "PAN dan Hanura Resmi Dukung Khristofel dan Franky di Pilkada Sumba Timur". TIMES Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- ↑ "Seleksi Terbuka Jabatan Pimpinan Tinggi Pratama SekDa Sumba Timur". rri.co.id (in Indonesian). 10 November 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Penetapan Pasangan Calon Peserta Pemilihan Dalam Pemilihan Bupati Dan Wakil Bupati Sumba Timur Tahun 2024" (in Indonesian). KPU Sumba Timur. 22 September 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- ↑ "Andreas Pareira: David Melo Wadu, Kader PDIP yang Berpotensi Pimpin Sumba Timur". www.jpnn.com (in Indonesian). 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- ↑ "Perkara Sengketa Tanah Kambaru Terus Bergulir di PN Waingapu, Mediasi Pertama Gagal". iNews.id (in Indonesian). 9 October 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- ↑ "Bupati Sumba Timur : Bahu Membahu Wujudkan Visi Misi". Pos Kupang (in Indonesian). 18 August 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ↑ "Hasil Rapat Pleno KPU, Paslon KP-DMW Menang di Pilkada Sumba Timur". iNews.id (in Indonesian). 16 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ↑ "Tujuh Kali Kabupaten Sumba Timur Raih Opini WTP". bpk.go.id (in Indonesian). 30 May 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- ↑ Hauteas, Junus Imanuel (26 October 2024). "KPU Kabupaten Sumba Timur Gelar Debat Publik Pertama Pasangan Calon Bupati dan Wakil Bupati Sumba Timur". victorynews.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- ↑ Habibudin, Moh (16 November 2024). "Debat Publik Paslon Bupati dan Wakil Bupati Sumba Timur, Ini Kata Panelis Dosen Universitas Pradita". TIMES Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- ↑ "Pilkada Sumba Timur, Elektabilitas Umbu Lili Melejit, Unggul dari Chris Praing". Koran NTT (in Indonesian). 9 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ↑ "Bupati dan Wakil Bupati Sumba Timur Dilantik di Jakarta, David Melo Ucapkan Selamat". nusadaily.com (in Indonesian). 21 February 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ↑ "Momen Hangat di Sertijab Bupati Sumba Timur, Bukti Kedewasaan Politik yang Menginspirasi". waingapu.com (in Indonesian). 1 March 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.