DOI: 10.36347/sjahss.2018.v06i11.005

Pages: 2080-2085

Indonesian Chinese people participation has only been formed since 1999 election. In the local context, political participation is gradually increasing including North Sumatra Province. Election with an open proportional system based on the largest number of votes provided a broad space for each individual including every ethnic group to participate in election. This research aims to explore why the Chinese ethnic candidate competition occurred in this era, how the competition form is and how is the electoral behavior form of Chinese ethnic candidates in the member election of North Sumatra Province House of Representative in 2014 with a case study of North Sumatra 1 Election Region. This research used descriptive qualitative method. The data was obtained through interview, literature studies and documentation. The results of the study show that there is a link between the election system and the struggle of Chinese candidates as well as the fight for votes by optimizing individual and organizational networks in social, political and economic fields in the Electoral District (Daerah Pemilihan).