Politik Uang dalam Demokrasi di Indonesia:(Studi kasus Pemilihan Kepala Daerah Enrekang Tahun 2013).

Hardianto Hawing, Nur Azizah

2015 | Tesis | Politik dan Pemerintahan

ABSTRACT This study aims to undestand the influence of money politics to voting behaviours in Enrekang local election 2013. This topic is interesting because there were many money politics practiced during the election. Money was used as tool. To influence political behaviours of the voters during the campaign. Giving presents in the forms of cash, goods, political pledges were used to win the contestation. Due to the money politics practices, as described in the background, the author attempted to answer the research question: “How are the influences of money politics to voting behaviours in the Enrekang local election 2013 ?” The theory used to answer in the question is money in the political contestation, the existence of money democracy party arena, as described by political scientists. Besides this research using voting behavioral theory with sociological, psychological, rational choice as supporting theories factors approach. This study uses quantitative analys, while using sield survey as research survey as research method. Besides, the recearchr conducted interview to sather more deef information. The data were taken primary and secondary. Data gathering teorique undertaken by questionaires, interviews, and documentations study. The unit of analysis of the research the voters, where using multi stage random sampling as the sampling technique, and the number of responden were 276. Money politics practices involved all socio-economi sesments of the society. The practices invated by a candidate had trigger the others to do the same. However, en though the practices existed in the entine, regency, not all voters influenced by the aimstance. There are some area where the voters preter to a a candidate who either orisivaely from the some, village or districts, based on the candidater’s vision and mission, personalty, programs, personal relationship, team relation, or the candidate’s ability in program solving. More oves, in general, money politics tend to influence political behaviors. In some to the area most important factors for the voters to sine their vote. More oves, in saveral money politics tent to influence political behavior. In some area, money had became the most important factor to be considered to give votes. The result of regresion test of money politics rational voting behaviors is 0,429 with significansy value 0,05. If the money politics value increases by 1, the voting behaviors value increases by 0,261, with is the influence of money politics to voting behaviors is 26,1%. Keywords: Enrekang local election, money politics, voting bihavioral

Kata Kunci : Demokrasi - Indonesia