Indonesia

House of Representatives

Political system
Presidential system
Structure of parliament
Unicameral
IPU membership
Yes

Data on women

Information on the current and historical representation of women in the parliament. Consult the 'Elections' tab to see how women have fared in elections or renewals.

Current representation

Women's representation in the current parliament or chamber

Current number of members
580
Women
127
Percentage of women
21.9%

Speaker

Speaker
Puan Maharani (Female)
Date of birth: 06 Sep 1973
Additional information

Elected on 2 Oct. 2019, re-elected on 1 Oct. 2024.

Secretary general

No information available

Data on age at the start of the legislature

Number of members, by age (2024-10)
Breakdown of members by age and gender
18 - 20 21 - 30 31 - 40 41 - 45 46 - 50 51 - 60 61 - 70 71 - 80 81 - 90 91 and over Totals per gender
Male 0 14 46 56 60 164 86 24 0 0 450
Female 0 12 20 21 18 47 10 1 0 0 129
Totals per age interval 0 26 66 77 78 211 96 25 0 0 579
Total <= 45: 169 Total >= 46: 410
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger
4.5% 2.4% 2.1%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger
15.9% 10% 5.5%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger
29.2% 20% 9.2%

Reserved seats and quotas

There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups
No
Electoral quota for women
Yes

Notes: There is a quota for women; at least 30% of candidates in legislative elections

Sources: Bill No. 8/2012 on Legislative Election Regulation from the General Election Commission No. 7/2013

First woman in parliament

Year of first woman in parliament
1950

Notes: 1950: The first time, women got elected to Parliament was in 1971.

First woman speaker

Year of first woman speaker
2019

Women’s suffrage

Date of independence
1945
Women’s right to vote
1945
Restricted or universal suffrage
Restricted
Detail of restrictions
Restrictions not known
Women’s right to vote
2003
Restricted or universal suffrage
Universal
Women's right to stand for election
1945
Restricted or universal
Universal

Women's caucus

Women's caucuses or parliamentary groups that bring together women parliamentarians to strengthen cooperation and amplify their voices. For other parliamentary bodies or committees that have a specific mandate to address gender equality matters, see the ‘Specialized body – Gender equality’ tab.

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No