2024 Sangihe Islands regency election
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The 2024 Sangihe Islands regency election was held on 27 November 2024 as part of nationwide local elections to elect the mayor and vice mayor of the Sangihe Islands Regency, North Sulawesi for a five-year term. The previous election was held in 2017. Nasdem Party candidate Michael Thungari managed to defeat three other candidates to win the election, including previous regent Jabes Ezer Gaghana and previous acting regent Rinny Tamuntuan.
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.[1] 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.[2]
The number of eligible voters in the regency was announced to be 106,108 in September 2024 by Sangihe Islands' General Elections Commission (KPU).[3] KPU initially received Rp 31.5 billion (~USD 2 million) in funds to run the election, and later requested more funding from the municipal government. The request was rejected.[4]
Candidates
The previous regent, Jabes Ezar Gaghana, opted to run for a second term after the end of his 2017–2022 term.[5] As running mate, he selected Patras Madonsa, former head of Sangihe–Talaud's Christian Evangelical Church, who was also chairman of Sangihe's cultural agency. Adopting the name "Menggana" for the campaign, the pair was supported by Golkar and Demokrat.[6][7]
Michael Thungari, a Nasdem Party deputy speaker of Sangihe's Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) in 2019–2024, was nominated by his party to run in the election.[8] As his running mate was Tendris Bulahari, a Golkar member of Sangihe DPRD, who ran without Golkar's approval.[9] Campaigning as "Tuari", ticket received additional endorsements from PKB and Hanura.[10]
After the end of Gaghana's term in 2022, an acting regent was appointed for Sangihe, civil servant Rinny Tamuntuan.[11] In 2024, Tamuntuan resigned from this post to run in the regency election.[12] Tamuntuan selected Mario Seliang, a local businessman, as her running mate.[13] The ticket received the endorsement of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle.[14]
Another candidate was Hendrik Manossoh, an academic at the Sam Ratulangi University in Manado.[15] Manossoh ran with Remran Sinadia, a Gerindra party legislator who was a regency DPRD member of Teluk Wondama Regency in West Papua between 2014 and 2024.[16] The pair was endorsed by Gerindra and Perindo.[17]
Campaign
Two rounds of public debates between the candidates were held, on 19 October and 17 November 2024.[18][19] Prior to the debates, there were concerns that a budget shortage would result in just a single debate (in the previous election, three debates had been held).[20][21]
Results
| Candidate | Running mate | Candidate party | Votes | % | |
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| Michael Thungari | Tendris Bulahari | Nasdem | 38,385 | 46.57 | |
| Rinny Tamuntuan | Mario Seliang | PDI-P | 29,390 | 35.66 | |
| Hendrik Manossoh | Remran Sinadia | Gerindra | 7,685 | 9.32 | |
| Jabes Ezar Gaghana | Patras Madonsa | Golkar | 6,963 | 8.45 | |
| Total | 82,423 | 100.00 | |||
| Valid votes | 82,423 | 98.59 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,182 | 1.41 | |||
| Total votes | 83,605 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 106,108 | 78.79 | |||
| Source: Sangihe Islands KPU | |||||
References
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- ^ Licin, Arham (17 August 2024). "DPP Partai NasDem Resmi Usung Michael Thungari-Tendris Bulahari di Pilkada Sangihe 2024". Journal Telegraf (in Indonesian). Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "DPD II Partai Golkar Sangihe Sikapi Langkah Sepihak Tendris Bulahari Menuju Nasdem". Barta1.com (in Indonesian). 24 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "Pasangan "Tuari" Tuai Dukungan Akar Rumput". RRI.co.id (in Indonesian). 20 October 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ Kapantow, Filip (23 May 2022). "SEJARAH! dr Rinny Tamuntuan, Sosok Perempuan Pertama Pimpin Sangihe, Daftar Lengkap Bupati Sangihe". Manado Post (in Indonesian). Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ "4 Eselon II Pemprov 'Mundur', 3 Jadi Balonbup 1 Belum Jelas". GOSULUT.COM (in Indonesian). 26 August 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ "Mario Seliang Pengusaha Muda Enerjik Tertarik Terjun di Dunia Politik". SULUTIMES (in Indonesian). 4 September 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ "Rini Tamuntuan dan Rio Seliang Resmi Mendaftar di KPU Sangihe Sebagai Paslon Bupati dan Wakil". InfoSulut.id (in Indonesian). 29 August 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ "Dr. Hendrik Manossoh, Tokoh Nusa Utara Dari Trah Raja-raja Sangihe". Barta1.com (in Indonesian). 22 April 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ Santoso, Budi (17 September 2024). "Sukses Di Tanah Papua, Remran Sinadia Pulang dan Siap Bangun Sangihe". SulutAktual.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ "Hendrik Manosoh dan Remran Sinadia Resmi Mendaftar di KPUD Sangihe". RRI.co.id (in Indonesian). 28 August 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ "Ketua KPUD Sangihe : Debat Pertama Paslon Jadi Evaluasi". RRI.co.id (in Indonesian). 20 October 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "Debat Kedua Pilkada Sangihe Bahas Tema "Pembangunan Berkelanjutan"". RRI.co.id (in Indonesian). 17 November 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "Debat Paslon Kedua Pilkada Sangihe 2024 Siap Dilaksanakan". Sulut Daily (in Indonesian). 10 November 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "Sinadia : Pilkada 2017 Dana 22,5 M Debat Dilaksanakan Tiga Kali". RRI.co.id (in Indonesian). 31 October 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2025.