Affirmative Action and Women's Political Representation in Jeneponto Legislative Elections: A Siyasah Syar'iyyah Perspective

This article examines the implementation of affirmative action in women's political representation in Jeneponto's legislative elections and evaluates it through the principles of siyasah shar'iyyah. Combining socio-legal interviews with a normative analysis of Indonesian election law and Islamic political jurisprudence, it distinguishes formal nomination compliance from effective electoral opportunity and substantive participation. The research manuscript reports an increase in women members of the Jeneponto regional legislature from eight of forty seats (20 per cent) in 2019–2024 to eleven of forty seats (27.5 per cent) in 2024–2029. Interviews suggest continuing constraints arising from political kinship networks, candidate recruitment, uneven constituency-level results, and the limited support that some women receive after nomination. Justice, equality, consultation, public welfare, competence and trust provide a framework for evaluating those constraints. These findings are context-specific; the numerical data and interview claims require confirmation against original institutional records before final publication.