Factors Affecting Changes in Citizens’ Choices in Mayoral Election Dumai in 2020

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10.2991/978-2-38476-150-0_11How to use a DOI?

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— Regional head elections; democracy; money politics; urban development

Abstract

Determining which regional head candidate to elect is a citizen’s right. However, changes in choices due to irrational reasons can lead to a lower quality of elected regional heads. This study aims to determine what factors influence changes in the choice of regional head candidates in the 2020 regional head election in Dumai City? The study uses quantitative methods. Data was collected using a questionnaire from 1,000 respondents from 7 sub-districts in Dumai City. Data were analyzed using the crosstabulation test. The results of the study show that 3 main factors influence changes in citizens’ choices during the Wako election, namely the candidate’s vision, mission and program are more straightforward and more measurable (50,8%), because they are given money (43,0%) and because they are given necessities (39,2%). %). The residents who changed their choices because the Mayor candidate’s Vision, Mission & Program was clearer and more measurable were from the State Civil Service (60,0%). Respondents who changed their choices because they were given money were dock workers (77,4%), traders (55,1%) and housewives (54,5%). Meanwhile, respondents who changed their choice because they were given necessities were housewives (53,5%), farmers (52,7%) and traders (52,4%). Even though the percentage of change in choice due to being interested in the Vision, Mission and Program of the mayoral candidate is greater, the potential for money politics and sharing of basic necessities remains a threat because respondents’ common sense can change if they receive something from the winning team of the mayoral candidate.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Rodi Wahyudi
AU  - Kamaruddin Kamaruddin
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/12/04
TI  - Factors Affecting Changes in Citizens’ Choices in Mayoral Election Dumai in 2020
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference Social - Humanities in Maritime and Border Area (SHIMBA 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 57
EP  - 60
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-150-0_11
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-150-0_11
ID  - Wahyudi2023
ER  -