An Analysis of People’s Political Participation in Region Head Election 2017 in Lanny Jaya Regency, Papua Province

This article aims to discovering people's political participation in the elections 2017 in Lanny Jaya Regency, Papua Province. This research is important as an evaluation, consideration and advice to the Regional Government in particular General Elections Commission. Because of efforts to increase the political participation of society must be based on strong analysis and argumentation. This is due to the need to realize the strategic step in improving the quantity and quality of public political participation in elections and improvement of the election system better. This research implemented in the District of Makki Lanny Jaya, Papua. Research results, political participation society Lanny Jaya on the elections in 2017 is basically influenced by the mechanics of the election either with the noken LUBET system (General Outright Free open) as well as the election with a ballot box LUBER (General Outright Non Confidential). The election mechanism with a system that has the custom of noken starts with the burn party rock. While the factors cause communities not participating is caused is not listed in the list of Electors and the distance between houses with the polling stations so far, distrust toward prospective Regent/Vice Regent of either lack of trust towards campaign promises, are not interested in the vision and mission that is offered to the existence of a noncertainconnvinced society does when he chose would influence or change for the community.