2006 Acehnese gubernatorial election

Regional elections were held in Aceh on 11 December 2006 after a peace agreement had been signed between the government of Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement on 15 August 2005, ending the Insurgency in Aceh.^[1]

2006 Aceh gubernatorial election

11 December 2006 2012 →

Nominee Irwandi Yusuf Humam Hamid Abdul Malik Raden Party Independent PPP Golkar Running mate Muhammad Nazar Hasbi Abdullah Sayed Fuad Zakaria Popular vote 768,745 334,484 281,174 Percentage 38.20% 16.62% 13.97%

Governor before election Mustafa Abubakar (acting) Elected Governor Irwandi Yusuf Independent

Candidates

There were eight pairs of candidates for the governor and deputy governor posts:^[2]

1. Iskandar Hoesin and M. Saleh Manaf (PBB)
2. Lieutenant-General (ret.) Tamlicha Ali and Tengku Harmen Nuriqmar (PBR, PPNUI, and PKB)
3. Abdul Malik Raden and Sayed Fuad Zakaria (Golkar, PDI-P, and PKPI)
4. Humam Hamid and Hasbi Abdullah (PPP)
5. Djali Yusuf and R.A. Syauqas Rahmatillah (Independent)
6. Irwandi Yusuf and Muhammad Nazar (Independent, supported by much of the Free Aceh Movement)
7. Azwar Abubakar and Mohamad Nasir Djamil (PAN and PKS)
8. Ghazali Abas Adan and Salahuddin Alfata (Independent)

Poll

A sample poll by the Indonesia Survey Institute showed former rebel leader Irwandi Yusuf leading on a turnout of 85%.^[2]

• Yusuf: 39%
• Hamid: 16%
• Malik Raden: 14%
• Abubakar: 11%
• Abas Adan: 7%
• Tamlicha: 4%

Results

Final results were made public on 29 December 2006:^[3]

Candidate		Running mate	Party	Votes	%
	Irwandi Yusuf	Muhammad Nazar	Independent	768,745	38.20
	Humam Hamid	Hasbi Abdullah	United Development Party	334,484	16.62
	Abdul Malik Raden	Sayed Fuad Zakaria	Golkar, Democratic Party of Struggle, Justice and Unity Party	281,174	13.97
	Azwar Abubakar	Nasir Djamil	National Mandate Party, Prosperous Justice Party	213,566	10.61
	Ghazali Abbas Adan	Salahuddin Alfata	Independent	156,978	7.80
	Iskandar Hoesin	Saleh Manaf	Crescent Star Party	111,553	5.54
	Tamlicha Ali	Harmen Nuriqmar	Reform Star Party, Nahdlatul Community Party, National Awakening Party	80,327	3.99
	Djali Yusuf	Syauqas Rahmatillah	Independent	65,543	3.26
Total				2,012,370	100.00
Valid votes				2,012,370	92.69
Invalid/blank votes				158,643	7.31
Total votes				2,171,013	100.00
Source: [4]

References

1. Indonesia to kick off landmark poll campaign in Aceh, Reuters, 22 November 2006
2. Irwandi Sets To Be Aceh Governor In 2007 Archived 22 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Bernama, 12 December 2006
3. Former rebel Irwandi Yusuf wins Aceh election for governor, People's Daily, 29 December 2006
4. "Indonesia: How GAM Won in Aceh" (PDF). International Crisis Group. Asia Briefing N°61: 16. 22 March 2007.

Bibliography

• Ben Hillman, 'Aceh's Rebels Turn to Ruling', Far Eastern Economic Review, Vol. 170, No. 1, January-February 2007, 49–53.