Explaining the Effects of Political Islam and Preacher toward Prabowo’s Electoral Dominance: Evidence from Pekanbaru and Kampar

Jurnal Politik Pub Date : 2021-02-20 DOI:10.7454/jp.v7i1.387
A. Saputra, Azhari Setiawan, Hesti Herpina
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Ulama in Indonesia have critical roles not only in religious teachings but also in socio-political affairs. The literature on voter behavior in many countries shows that religious leaders have critical roles in directing the political orientation and behavior of their followers. This article aims to examine the influence of Ustadz Abdul Somad (UAS) toward a significant increase of Prabowo's vote share in the 2019 presidential election in Riau Province. Although Prabowo lost to Jokowi with a large margin in the last election, he was able to claim electoral victory in 13 out of 34 provinces—one of them is Riau. We assume that Prabowo gained the electoral advantage over his rival in Riau due to electoral support from UAS that ultimately gave significant effect toward a sharp increase for his votes compared to the 2014 election. We apply the quantitative method to examine the phenomenon. The data are mainly collected through a survey conducted in the two most populous regions in Riau—Pekanbaru and Kampar Regency. Our study confirms that UAS has a significant effect on Muslim voters' orientation and behavior to vote for Prabowo in the last presidential election. Other findings in this study are also in line with previous studies suggesting a critical influence of religion, particularly Islam, in driving Muslim’s political behavior. The contribution of our study is to enrich the literature on voter behavior in Indonesian politics by examining the influence of political support from a popular preacher—UAS—on the distribution of electoral support for presidential candidates in the 2019 election. This is further strengthened by the presence and role of ulama figures who give their support to each presidential candidate in the political contestation in 2019.
解读政治伊斯兰教和传教士对普拉博沃选举优势的影响——来自《北干巴鲁》和《贡巴尔》的证据
印尼的乌拉玛不仅在宗教教义方面,而且在社会政治事务中都发挥着关键作用。许多国家关于选民行为的文献表明,宗教领袖在指导其追随者的政治取向和行为方面发挥着关键作用。本文旨在研究乌斯塔兹·阿卜杜勒·索马德(UAS)对普拉博沃在2019年廖内省总统选举中选票份额大幅增加的影响。尽管普拉博沃在上次选举中以较大优势输给了佐科维,但他在34个省中的13个省取得了选举胜利,其中一个省是廖内省。我们认为,由于UAS的选举支持,普拉博沃在廖内城获得了比竞争对手的选举优势,与2014年的选举相比,这最终对他的选票大幅增加产生了重大影响。我们用定量的方法来检验这种现象。这些数据主要是通过在廖内人口最多的两个地区——Pekanbaru和Kampar Regency进行的调查收集的。我们的研究证实,UAS对穆斯林选民在上次总统选举中投票给普拉博沃的取向和行为有显著影响。这项研究中的其他发现也与之前的研究一致,这些研究表明宗教,特别是伊斯兰教,在推动穆斯林政治行为方面具有重要影响。我们的研究的贡献是通过研究受欢迎的传教士UAS的政治支持对2019年大选总统候选人选举支持分布的影响,丰富了印尼政治中选民行为的文献。在2019年的政治竞选中,乌拉马派人物支持每一位总统候选人,他们的存在和作用进一步加强了这一点。
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