The 2015 West Sumatra gubernatorial election was held on 9 December 2015 in

West Sumatra West Sumatra ( id, Sumatra Barat) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia. It is located on the west coast of the island of Sumatra and includes the Mentawai Islands off that coast. The province has an area of , with a population of 5, ...

, Indonesia, as part of the simultaneous local elections. This election was held by the West Sumatra Regional

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(KPU), to elect the Governor of West Sumatra along with their deputy to a 2016–2021 mandate. The incumbent Governor Irwan Prayitno was eligible to run for a second term, and he was subsequently renominated for governor by the

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, in a coalition with the

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, who nominated Nasrul Abit for deputy governor.

Candidates

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This election was participated by two candidate pairs for governor and deputy governor.

Result

References

External links

West Sumatra Regional General Elections Commission
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Archive of the West Sumatra Regional KPU
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