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The 2015 West Sumatra gubernatorial election was held on 9 December 2015 in West Sumatra, Indonesia, as part of the simultaneous local elections. This election was held by the West Sumatra Regional General Elections Commission (KPU), to elect the Governor of West Sumatra along with their deputy to a 2016–2021 mandate.
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The incumbent Governor Irwan Prayitno was eligible to run for a second term, and he was subsequently renominated for governor by the Prosperous Justice Party, in a coalition with the Great Indonesia Movement Party, who nominated Nasrul Abit for deputy governor.
This election was participated by two candidate pairs for governor and deputy governor.[2]
| Ballot number |
Candidate for Governor and Deputy Governor | Nominator parties | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
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Supported by: |
| Muslim Kasim (Golkar) |
Fauzi Bahar (National Mandate Party) | ||
| Deputy Governor of West Sumatra (2010–2015) Regent of Padang Pariaman (2000–2010) |
Mayor of Padang (2004–2014) | ||
| 2 |  |
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| Irwan Prayitno (Prosperous Justice Party) | Nasrul Abit (Great Indonesia Movement Party) | ||
| Governor of West Sumatra (2010–2015) |
Regent of Pesisir Selatan (2005–2015) | ||
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muslim Kasim | 830,131 | 41.38% | |
| Irwan Prayitno | 1,175,858 | 58.62% | |
| Invalid votes/abstentions | 1,466,013 | ||
| Total Valid Votes | 2,055,989 | 100% | |
| Registered voters | 3,522,002 | ||
| Source: West Sumatra Government Archived 2015-12-25 at the Wayback Machine General Elections Commission | |||