Indonesia

House of Representatives

Political system: Presidential system
Structure of parliament: Unicameral
IPU membership: Yes

Election results

Data on parliamentary elections, including the background, candidates, voter turnout, results and the formation of the new legislature. By default the latest election results are displayed. Select a date to view results from previous elections.

Results

About the election: The opposition Indonesian Democratic Party - Struggle (PDI-P) led by former President Megawati Sukarnoputri came in first, taking 109 of the 560 seats at stake, though it failed to meet the conditions needed to be able to put forward a candidate on its own to the presidential elections due on 9 July (see note). Golkar, formerly led by the long-serving former President Suharto, remained the second largest party with 91 seats, and Gerindra (meaning "Great Indonesia Movement"), which endorsed former general Prabowo Subianto as its presidential candidate, took 73 seats. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Democratic Party (Partai Demokrat, PD) - the largest force in the outgoing legislature - finished fourth with 61 seats, reportedly damaged by several graft scandals. Having served two presidential terms, President Yudhoyono is constitutionally barred from seeking a new term.

Five Islamic-based parties took nearly 30 per cent of vote altogether, up from 24 per cent scored in 2009. Four of them surpassed the 3.5-per-cent threshold to win parliamentary representation: the National Awakening Party (PKB), the National Mandate Party (PAN), the United Development Party (PPP) and the People's Conscience Party (Hanura).

PDI-P's expected presidential candidate, Jakarta governor Mr. Joko Widodo, said he would reduce the country's deficit by lowering fuel subsidies over the next few years. Golkar's leader Aburizal Bakrie, a mining and business tycoon, supported the subsidies and their eventual increase. Mr. Prabowo (Gerindra) promised to ensure that the subsidies be only used by the poor and lower middle class. After the parliamentary elections, the PKB and the National Democrat (NasDem), a new party which finished in eighth position with 35 seats, announced their support for Mr. Widodo.

The 2014 elections were the first to be held since the adoption of Law 8/2012, which foresees that at least 1 in every 3 candidates included on a political party list should be a woman. Political parties that do not meet the requirement are disqualified from submitting a list in the electoral district where the quota is not met.

Note:

A party must win 25 per cent of the national vote or 20 per cent of the 560 seats in parliament to be able to submit a candidate for the presidency.
Number of parties winning seats: 10
Percentage of parties winning seats: 83.3%
Percentage of seats won by largest party or coalition: 19.5%

Parties or coalitions winning seats

Parties or coalitions winning seats
Political group	Total
Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI)	109
Golkar	91
Gerindra (Great Indonesia Movement")	73
Democratic Party (PD)	61
National Mandate Party (PAN)	49
National Awakening Party (PKB)	47
Prosperous Justice Party (PKS)	40
United Development Party (PPP)	39
NasDem party	35
Hanura (People's Conscience Party)	16

Members elected, by sex

Number of men elected: 466
Number of women elected: 94
Percentage of women elected: 16.8%
Women Directly Elected: 94
Sources: House of Representatives (28.05.2014, 01.01.2015, 01.01.2017)

Sekretariat Kabinet Republik Indonesia

New legislature

Total number of men after the election: 466
Total number of women after the election: 94
Percentage of women after the election: 16.8%
First-term parliamentarians: 318
Percentage of first-term parliamentarians: 56.8%
Date of the first session: 01 Oct 2014

First Speaker of the new legislature

Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature: Setya Novanto (Male)
Political party: Golkar

Indonesia

House of Representatives

Election results

Background

Candidates

Voter turnout