| Election Name: | 2024 Papua gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Indonesia |
| Flag Image: | Coat of arms of Papua.svg |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2018 Papua gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Ridwan Rumasukun (Acting) |
| Before Party: | Independent |
The 2024 Papua gubernatorial election will be held on 27 November 2024 as part of nationwide local elections to elect the governor of Papua province for a five-year term. The previous election was held in 2018.
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]
According to electoral regulations, in order to qualify for the election, candidates are required to secure support from a political party or a coalition of parties controlling 9 seats (20 percent of all seats) in the Papua House of Representatives (DPRP).[3] With 10 seats from the 2024 legislative election, Golkar is the only party eligible to nominate a candidate without forming a coalition with other parties.[4] Candidates may alternatively demonstrate support to run as an independent in form of photocopies of identity cards, which in Papua's case corresponds to 72,784 copies.[5] One candidate, Agustinus Donald Ohee, registered to run as an independent, but failed to provide sufficient proofs of support by the set deadline.[6]
The previously elected governor, Lukas Enembe, had been elected to office twice, was arrested by the Corruption Eradication Commission during his second term, and died in December 2023.[7]
The following are individuals who have either been publicly mentioned as a potential candidate by a political party in the DPRP, publicly declared their candidacy with press coverage, or considered as a potential candidate by media outlets:
Following the 2024 Indonesian legislative election, eleven political parties are represented in the DPRP:[5]
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| Political parties | Seat count | |||
| Party of Functional Groups (Golkar) | ||||
| Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) | ||||
| National Awakening Party (PKB) | ||||
| National Mandate Party (PAN) | ||||
| Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) | ||||
| Democratic Party (Demokrat) | ||||
| Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) | ||||
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| Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) | ||||
| United Development Party (PPP) | ||||