2006 Acehnese gubernatorial election
# 2006 Acehnese gubernatorial election

Regional elections were held in Aceh on 11 December 2006 after a peace agreement had been signed between the government of Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement on 15 August 2005, ending the Insurgency in Aceh.

## Candidates

There were eight pairs of candidates for the governor and deputy governor posts:

* Iskandar Hoesin and M. Saleh Manaf (PBB)
* Lieutenant-General (ret.) Tamlicha Ali and Tengku Harmen Nuriqmar (PBR, PPNUI, and PKB)
* Abdul Malik Raden and Sayed Fuad Zakaria (Golkar, PDI-P, and PKPI)
* Humam Hamid and Hasbi Abdullah (PPP)
* Djali Yusuf and R.A. Syauqas Rahmatillah (Independent)
* Irwandi Yusuf and Muhammad Nazar (Independent, supported by much of the Free Aceh Movement)
* Azwar Abubakar and Mohamad Nasir Djamil (PAN and PKS)
* Ghazali Abas Adan and Salahuddin Alfata (Independent)

## Poll

A sample poll by the Indonesia Survey Institute showed former rebel leader Irwandi Yusuf leading on a turnout of 85%.

* Yusuf: 39%
* Hamid: 16%
* Malik Raden: 14%
* Abubakar: 11%
* Abas Adan: 7%
* Tamlicha: 4%

## Results

Final results were made public on 29 December 2006:

* Irwandi Yusuf: 38.20%
* Humam Hamid: 16.62%
* Abdul Malik Raden: 13.97%
