# 2024 Padang mayoral election

The 2024 Padang mayoral election was held on 27 November 2024 as part of nationwide local elections to elect the mayor and vice mayor of Padang, West Sumatra for a five-year term. The previous election was held in 2018. Former Padang Panjang Mayor Fadly Amran of the NasDem Party won the election with 55% of the vote. He defeated former Mayor Hendri Septa of the National Mandate Party (PAN), who received 27%. Muhammad Iqbal of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) placed third with 17%.

## 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. 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.

## Candidates

According to electoral regulations, in order to qualify for the election, candidates were required to secure support from a political party or a coalition of parties controlling 9 seats (20 percent of all seats) in the Padang Regional House of Representatives (DPRD). As no parties won 9 or more seats in the 2024 legislative election, parties are required to form coalitions to nominate a candidate. Candidates may alternatively demonstrate support to run as an independent in form of photocopies of identity cards, which in Padang's case corresponds to 49,964 copies. No independent candidates registered with the General Elections Commission (KPU) prior to the set deadline.

### Potential

The following are individuals who have either been publicly mentioned as a potential candidate by a political party in the DPRD, publicly declared their candidacy with press coverage, or considered as a potential candidate by media outlets:
* Hendri Septa (PAN), former mayor.
* Ekos Albar [id] (PAN), former vice mayor.
* Fadly Amran [id] (NasDem), former mayor of Padang Panjang (2018–2023) and chairman of Nasdem's West Sumatra branch.
* Hidayat (Gerindra), member of West Sumatra Regional House of Representatives.
* Alkudri, real estate developer.
* Braditi Moulevey, businessman.

## Political map

Following the 2024 Indonesian legislative election, ten political parties are represented in the Padang DPRD:
Seat count :
| Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) | 7 / 45 |
| NasDem Party | 7 / 45 |
| Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) | 7 / 45 |
| Party of Functional Groups (Golkar) | 5 / 45 |
| National Mandate Party (PAN) | 5 / 45 |
| National Awakening Party (PKB) | 4 / 45 |
| Democratic Party (Demokrat) | 4 / 45 |
| Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) | 3 / 45 |
| United Development Party (PPP) | 2 / 45 |
| Ummah Party | 1 / 45 |

## Results

| Candidate | Candidate | Running mate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Fadly Amran [id] | Maigus Nasir [id] | NasDem Party | 176,648 | 55.17 |
| | Hendri Septa | Hidayat | National Mandate Party | 88,859 | 27.75 |
| | Muhammad Iqbal | Amasrul | Prosperous Justice Party | 54,685 | 17.08 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 320,192 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 320,192 | 98.03 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 6,440 | 1.97 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 326,632 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 665,126 | 49.11 |
| Source: KPU ||||||
* Fadly–Maigus
* Iqbal–Amasrul
* Hendri–Hidayat