2012 Jakarta gubernatorial election

General elections were held on 11 July and 20 September 2012 in Jakarta to elect the governor of Jakarta for a five-year term.^[1] Incumbent governor Fauzi Bowo was running for a second successive term.^[2]

2012 Jakarta gubernatorial election

← 2007 11 July 2012 (first round) 20 September 2012 (second round) 2017 →
Turnout	63.62% (first round) 1.79pp 66.71% (second round) 3.09pp
Candidate Joko Widodo Fauzi Bowo Party PDI-P Demokrat Running mate Basuki Tjahaja Purnama Nachrowi Ramli Popular vote 2,472,130 2,120,815 Percentage 53.82% 46.18%
Results by subdistrict. Districts won by Joko Widodo are in red, while the ones won by Fauzi Bowo are in blue. Lighter shades (■ or ■) indicate a winning majority of less than 5%.
Governor before election Fauzi Bowo Demokrat Elected Governor Joko Widodo PDI-P

The first round resulted with two top-voted candidates, Joko Widodo and Fauzi Bowo to advance to the runoff as neither received majority of votes in the first round. Quick count results released in mass media after the second round voting indicated that Joko Widodo is projected to win the runoff with 54% of popular votes.^[3][4] Fauzi Bowo later conceded and congratulated Joko on 17.00 WIB.^[5] Official results were announced on 29 September.^[6] Widodo won the election with 53.82% of votes against Bowo's 46.18%.

Candidates

Under regulations, only political parties having 15 seats or more in the regional parliament (DPRD) can put forward a candidate.^[7] Political parties with fewer seats can put forward a candidate only if they have acquired support from other political parties. Independent candidates are able to run if they have gathered at least 407,340 signatures from local residents, which will be verified by the local election committee.

Candidates that declared their candidacy:

• Fauzi Bowo, running with Nachrowi Ramli, endorsed by PD, PKB, PAN, Hanura, plus a faction in PDS.^[8]
• Joko Widodo, running with Basuki Cahaya Purnama,^[9] endorsed by PDI-P and Gerindra.
• Alex Noerdin, running with Nono Sampono, endorsed by Golkar, PPP, and a faction in PDS.^[10]
• Hidayat Nur Wahid, running with Didik Rachbini,^[11] endorsed by PKS.
• Faisal Basri, running with Biem Benyamin, independent candidate.
• Hendarji Supanji, running with Ahmad Riza Patria, independent candidate.

Parties endorsing Noerdin and Nur Wahid in the first round later gave their support to Fauzi in the second round.

Campaign and issues

While the campaign for the elections had been mostly peaceful, there were a wide range of issues carried into the campaign. Notable ones including traffic management, flood control, accusation of money politics by some candidates, electoral roll irregularities, and smear campaign dominated the campaign.^{[citation needed]}

Traffic management

Traffic has long become the main issue for many Jakartans. Traffic jams up to 3–5 hours happens during weekdays rush hour and frustrate many locals. Public transportation was also heavily lamented due to poor service and maintenance. All candidates in the race brought forward this issue and promised various approaches to this problem.^{[citation needed]}

Money politics

Money politics is a problem that has marred the democratic process in Indonesia ever since the transition to democracy. There have been many cases of candidates giving money or other incentives to the electorate to influence their voting intention. In the first round of this election, anti-corruption NGO, Indonesia Corruption Watch found at least 27 cases of money politics during the campaign.^[12] The campaign of incumbent governor Fauzi Bowo was the main offender with 12 cases, followed by Alex Noerdin's campaign with 6 cases. The electoral commission was also deemed failed to avoid these cases to happen regularly.^[13]

Electoral roll irregularities

The electoral roll (Daftar Pemilih Tetap) had created much controversy since it was made public. The roll which approved by the electoral commission on June 2, was rejected by all candidates except the incumbent governor. Irregularities include double registrations, inclusion of deceased voters, fake names, or redundancy. Since then, all five candidates appealed the electoral commission to revise the electoral roll, and if necessary, postpone the election. The electoral commission mostly kept silent on this issue and promised to do some revision on the roll. The revision process was controversially ineffective and was heavily criticized. The head of the commission was reprimanded for this issue.^[14]

Results

First round

Preliminary results released by several media after first round of elections showed Joko Widodo leading with 43% of votes, followed by Fauzi Bowo with 33%, Hidayat Nur Wahid with 11%, Faisal Basri with 5%, Alex Noerdin with 4%, and Hendarji Supanji with 2%.^[15][16][17] Official results were released on 19 July. The result shocked many pollsters, as most have predicted Governor Fauzi to win the election in a landslide and without having to go for a runoff.^[18]

Second round

Quick count results released in mass media after the second round voting indicated that Joko Widodo is projected to win with 54% of popular votes.^[19] Fauzi Bowo congratulated Joko at 17.00 WIB.^[20][21] Official second round results were released on 29 September.^[6]

Table

Summary of the 11 July and 20 September 2012 Jakarta gubernatorial election result

Candidates		Parties		1st round		2nd round
				Votes	%	Votes	%
	Joko Widodo	Indonesian Democratic Party – Struggle (Partai Demokrasi Indonesia-Perjuangan)	PDI-P	1,847,157	42.60%	2,472,130	53.82%
	Fauzi Bowo	Democratic Party (Partai Demokrat)	PD	1,476,648	34.05%	2,120,815	46.18%
	Hidayat Nur Wahid	Prosperous Justice Party (Partai Keadilan Sejahtera)	PKS	508,113	11.72%
	Faisal Basri	Independent	Ind	215,935	4.98%
	Alex Noerdin	Golongan Karya (Partai Golkar)	PG	202,643	4.67%
	Hendardji Supandji	Independent	Ind	85,990	1.98%
Total				4,336,486	100%	4,592,945	100%
Valid votes				4,336,486	97.90%	4,592,945	98.39%
Spoilt and null votes				93,047	2.10%	74,996	1.61%
Turnout				4,429,533	63.62%	4,667,941	66.71%
Abstentions				2,532,815	36.38%	2,329,010	33.29%
Registered voters				6,962,348		6,996,951
Source: Electoral Commission of Jakarta (first round) Archived 2012-08-03 at the Wayback Machine, Electoral Commission of Jakarta (second round)

District results

Votes by district
		Joko Widodo PDI–P		Fauzi Bowo Demokrat
		Votes	%	Votes	%
West Jakarta
	Kebon Jeruk	72,690	48.73%	76,477	51.27%
	Taman Sari	39,197	60.67%	25,414	39.33%
	Grogol	73,797	67.84%	34,984	32.16%
	Kalideres	88,797	51.82%	82,551	48.18%
	Palmerah	48,794	48.97%	50,838	51.03%
	Kembangan	58,699	50.78%	56,902	49.22%
	Cengkareng	123,029	56.26%	95,656	43.74%
	Tambora	72,229	58.39%	51,476	41.61%
	Total	577,232	54.89%	474,298	45.11%
Central Jakarta
	Cempaka Putih	22,730	51.16%	21,700	48.84%
	Tanah Abang	34,564	45.94%	40,672	54.06%
	Sawah Besar	38,073	62.41%	22,935	37.59%
	Menteng	18,830	45.03%	22,984	54.97%
	Senen	28,069	48.43%	29,883	51.57%
	Johar Baru	29,765	46.11%	34,792	53.89%
	Gambir	25,509	53.32%	22,331	46.68%
	Kemayoran	58,989	52.15%	54,130	47.85%
	Total	256,529	50.70%	249,427	49.30%
East Jakarta
	Pulo Gadung	76,984	56.52%	59,161	43.48%
	Cipayung	53,578	49.53%	54,587	50.47%
	Cakung	108,514	51.45%	102,388	48.55%
	Kramat Jati	63,382	49.24%	65,330	50.76%
	Matraman	42,737	49.92%	42,867	50.08%
	Ciracas	71,220	57.71%	52,182	42.29%
	Jatinegara	73,924	50.32%	72,977	49.68%
	Duren Sawit	102,356	54.88%	84,139	45.12%
	Pasar Rebo	51,525	57.26%	38,452	42.74%
	Makasar	51,090	56.53%	39,283	43.47%
	Total	695,220	53.21%	611,366	46.79%
South Jakarta
	Setiabudi	25,866	48.79%	27,146	51.21%
	Pancoran	32,922	44.78%	40,594	55.22%
	Mampang Prapatan	32,119	45.41%	38,614	54.59%
	Pesanggrahan	57,803	57.02%	43,566	42.98%
	Kebayoran Baru	40,720	57.79%	29,748	42.21%
	Tebet	52,609	47.45%	58,274	52.55%
	Pasar Minggu	70,703	51.82%	65,732	48.18%
	Kebayoran Lama	77,577	56.95%	58,644	43.05%
	Jagakarsa	65,255	47.32%	72,649	52.68%
	Cilandak	51,683	55.30%	41,775	44.70%
	Total	507,257	51.55%	476,742	48.45%
North Jakarta
	Cilincing	76,463	47.28%	85,266	52.72%
	Penjaringan	90,007	70.13%	38,340	29.87%
	Koja	68,328	50.10%	68,068	49.90%
	Pademangan	46,318	65.34%	24,572	34.66%
	Tanjung Priok	106,669	61.19%	67,669	38.81%
	Kelapa Gading	44,929	73.41%	16,273	26.59%
	Total	432,714	59.04%	300,188	40.96%
Thousand Islands
	South	1,271	26.78%	3,475	73.22%
	North	1,907	26.39%	5,319	73.61%
	Total	3,178	26.55%	8,794	73.45%

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