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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

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]

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]

  • Irwandi Yusuf: 38.20%
  • Humam Hamid: 16.62%
  • Abdul Malik Raden: 13.97%

References

Bibliography

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