PARTISIPASI POLITIK PEMILIH PEREMPUAN DALAM PILKADA DI KABUPATEN SUMBAWA TAHUN 2020

Abstract

Pilkada in Sumbawa district from 2010, 2015 and 2020 has always experienced an increase in the number of voters with the number of female voters always more than the number of male voters, in the 2020 Pilkada there were 170,780 female voters and 166,365 male voters. So the purpose of this study is to determine the level of political participation of women voters in the 2020 regional elections in Sumbawa Regency and the factors that influence the political participation of women voters. The theory used in this research is Budiardjo’s political participation theory with indicators namely voting in general elections, attending general meetings, becoming a member of a party and holding relations with government officials or members of parliament. The type of research used in this study is a mixed method or mixed research. Data collection techniques used are questionnaires, observation, interviews, and documentation. The data analysis technique used is descriptive analysis. The results of this study show that women's political participation in the 2020 local elections is based on four indicators, namely: (1) voting in elections (2) attending general meetings (3) being members of a party (4) establishing a relationship with government officials or members of parliament is high enough in voting in general elections and becoming a member of a party and still lacking in attending public meetings and making contact with government officials or members of parliament. The factors that influence women's political participation are political awareness and encouragement from government officials.

Keywords: Political participation, Women, Pilkada.