2017 Indonesian local elections

Local elections were held in Indonesia on 15 February 2017, with a single run-off for Jakarta on 19 April 2017. The series of elections was the second time local elections were held simultaneously across the country after the 2015 local elections. In total, the election contested 7 gubernatorial, 18 mayoral and 76 regent seats with 41 million eligible voters and 337 candidate pairs.

2017 Indonesian local elections

15 February 2017
19 April 2017 (Jakarta)

7 governors, 8 mayors, and 76 regents
Registered± 41,000,000

Leadership before election

See #Elections

Elected Leadership

See #Elections

Like other local elections in Indonesia (except for Jakarta), the elections followed a simple majority, first-past-the-post system where the candidates with the most votes automatically wins the seat even if they have less than 50% of the votes.

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