Governor Election and Political Participation in East Java

摘要

The election of the governor in Indonesia had been done directly since the Law No. 22 of 1999 on Local Government. The political participation was 64.23%. This article is written to describe the context of regional elections related to East Java Governor Election. To what extent was the level of voter participation in East Java Provincial Governor Election 2008, and 2013. The approach of the paper used qualitative study to see secondary data that had been documented at BPS, KPUD and the media surrounding the election of governor. The Election of East Java Province Governor 2008 were five candidates. They were Khofifah-Mudjiono, Soenarjo-Ali M Moesa, Soekarwo-Syaifullah Y, Soetjipto-Ridwan H, Achmady-Soehartono. This election came in the 2nd round which was won by Soekarwo-Syaifulah Y. In the first round Soekarwo-Syaifulah Y. has a high electability compared to Soenarjo-Ali M Moesa, but it was finally won by Soekarwo-Syaifullah Y. in second round with a participation rate of 60.8% (Jayamahe, 2017). The East Java Province Governor Election 2013 the participation rate was 58.96% (LSI), (Mujib Anwar, 2013). The electability and political participation was above 55%, the Governor of East Java Province can adopt policies and implement well supported by professional and strong stake holders.