Indonesia
House of Representatives
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Political system
Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
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Presidential system
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Structure of parliament
Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
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Unicameral
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IPU membership
Current membership status
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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.
Background
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Election date(s)
The date when elections started and ended for directly or indirectly elected parliaments/chambers. The date of appointments for appointed parliaments/chambers.
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17 Apr 2019
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Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature
Date at which the previous legislature (elected at the previous elections) was dissolved.
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No information available
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Timing of election
Timing of election: Upon normal expiry; Early elections; Delayed elections
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Upon normal expiry
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Number of seats at stake
Number of seats contested at the elections. Where the parliament/chamber is fully renewed, this number is usually identical to the statutory number of members. Where the parliament/chamber is partially renewed or appointed, the number of seats at stake is usually less than the total number of members.
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575
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Scope of elections
Scope of elections: Full renewal; Partial renewal.
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Full renewal
Candidates
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Number of parties contesting the election
This field may include either the number of parties contesting the election, or the number of coalitions/electoral alliance.
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16
Results
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About the election
Short description of the context and results of the election.
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The ruling coalition and its allies supporting President Joko Widodo (see note 1) won the elections, taking a total of 349 seats in the 575-member House of Representatives (see note 2). In the opposition camp, the Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra), led by former military general Prabowo Subianto, came first with 78 seats. Its allies – the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) and the National Mandate Party (PAN) – took 94 seats. In the presidential elections, the incumbent President Widodo, who had picked an influential Islamic cleric Ma’ruf Amin as his running mate, defeated Mr. Prabowo. Mr. Widodo campaigned on the government’s records, citing in particular poverty reduction, economic growth and infrastructure work in Jakarta. Mr. Prabowo rejected the presidential election results, arguing that he was the victim of "structural, systematic and massive" fraud. On 27 June, the Constitutional Court rejected the claim, thereby confirming Mr. Widodo’s victory.
In 2019, Indonesia, which has 187 million registered voters and is made up of 18,000 islands - held presidential, national and regional elections in one single day (see note 3). The election commission claimed that over 550 of some 7.3 million election personnel died due to overwork related conditions. The Government announced it would evaluate the 2019 elections after the new government is sworn in.
Note 1:
The coalition is led by the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) of former President Megawati Sukarnoputri. In addition, the President received the support of the Party of Functional Groups (Golkar ), the National Democratic Party (NasDem), the National Awakening Party (PKB), and the United Development Party (PPP ).
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The statutory number of the House of Representatives has increased from 560 to 575 due to the formation of a new province, North Kalimantan (which has three seats) and 12 additional seats allotted to eight other provinces due to demographic change.
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From 2004 to 2014, presidential elections were held three months after parliamentary elections. The results of the parliamentary elections determined which parties could put up candidates for the presidential election. In 2013, the Coalition of Civil Society for Simultaneous Elections challenged the electoral law and filed a judicial review petition with the Constitutional Court. The Coalition said simultaneous elections would improve voter turnout, save money and strengthen the country’s presidential system. In January 2014, the Constitutional Court ruled in favour of the petitioners and ordered simultaneous elections as of 2019. Presidential candidates still need the support of parties commanding at least 20% of seats in the outgoing House of Representatives or those which had secured 25% of the votes in the previous parliamentary election.
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Number of parties winning seats
The number of parties which won parliamentary representation in the given election.
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9
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Percentage of parties winning seats
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of parties which won parliamentary representation by the number of parties contesting the election.
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56.3%
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Percentage of seats won by largest party or coalition
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of seats won by the largest party by the number of seats at stake in the election.
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22.3%
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Alternation of power after elections
The results of the elections caused a change in the government. "Not applicable" to countries using the presidential system when parliamentary and presidential elections are held separately, to countries in political transition or where there is no party system.
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No
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Number of parties in government
The government may be formed by one or more political parties
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5
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Names of parties in government
The government may be formed by one or more political parties
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Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), Party of Functional Groups (Golkar), National Democratic Party (NasDem), National Awakening Party (PKB), United Development Party (PPP)
Parties or coalitions winning seats
Political group | Total |
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Indonesian Democratic Party - Struggle (PDI-P) | 128 |
Party of Functional Groups (Golkar) | 85 |
Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) | 78 |
National Democratic Party (NasDem) | 59 |
National Awakening Party (PKB) | 58 |
Democratic Party (PD) | 54 |
Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) | 50 |
National Mandate Party (PAN) | 44 |
United Development Party (PPP) | 19 |
Members elected, by sex
- Number of men elected
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475
- Number of women elected
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100
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Percentage of women elected
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women elected by the number of seats filled.
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17.4%
- Women Directly Elected
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100
- Sources
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House of Representatives (18.09.2019, 24.09.2019)
BBC
BBC Monitoring
The Jakarta Post
The Australia-Indonesia Centre
The New York Times
New legislature
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Total number of men after the election
The total number of male parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
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475
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Total number of women after the election
The total number of female parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
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100
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Percentage of women after the election
The percentage is calculated by dividing the total number of women in this parliament/chamber by the current number of members.
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17.4%
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First-term parliamentarians
The number of members who are assuming their parliamentary mandate for the first time following the election or renewal, regardless of their mode of designation.
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276
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Percentage of first-term parliamentarians
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of first-term parliamentarians by the number of seats at stake in the election.
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48.0%
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Date of the first session
The date when the newly elected parliament/chamber was convened for the first time. It may be different from the date when members were sworn in.
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01 Oct 2019
First Speaker of the new legislature
- Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature
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Puan Maharani (Female)
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Political party
The political party to which the Speaker belonged to at the moment of the election. In some parliaments, the Speaker suspends or relinquishes their party membership during their term in office and is considered as an independent member.
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Indonesian Democratic Party - Struggle (PDI-P)
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Date of election
The date of the election of the Speaker may be different from the date of the first session of the new legislature.
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02 Oct 2019