Election Name: | 2008 Bandung mayoral election |
Country: | Indonesia |
Flag Image: | Lambang Kota Bandung.svg |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Next Election: | 2013 Bandung mayoral election |
Next Year: | 2013 |
Election Date: | 10 August 2008 |
Turnout: | 69.89%[1] |
Nominee1: | Dada Rosada |
Party1: | Democratic Party (Indonesia) |
Running Mate1: | Ayi Vivananda |
Popular Vote1: | 667,026 |
Percentage1: | 64.98% |
Nominee2: | Taufikurahman |
Party2: | Independent politician |
Running Mate2: | Deni Triesnahadi |
Popular Vote2: | 263,711 |
Percentage2: | 25.69% |
Mayor | |
Before Election: | Dada Rosada |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (Indonesia) |
After Election: | Dada Rosada |
After Party: | Democratic Party (Indonesia) |
A mayoral election was held in Bandung on 10 August 2008. The election was the first direct mayoral election for the city.
Three pairs of candidates contested the election, including the incumbent mayor Dada Rosada.[2] Rosada, who was supported by a coalition of parties Golkar, PDI-P, PAN, Demokrat and PPP, won the election in a landslide, securing nearly 65 percent of the total votes.[1]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Dada Rosada/Ayi Vivananda | 667,026 | 64.98 | |
Taufikurahman/Abu Syauqi | 263,711 | 25.69 | |
Endang Hudaya/Nahadi | 95,728 | 9.33 | |
Total | 1,026,465 | 100.00 |