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﻿ IPU PARLINE database: INDONESIA (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat), Full text
Affiliation date(s) 1922 -1939
President Bambang Soesatyo (M)
Notes Sworn in on 15 Jan. 2018.
Secretary General Indra Iskandar (M)
Notes Appointed on 22 May 2018.
Members (statutory / current number) 560 / 560 PERCENTAGE OF WOMEN
Women (current number) 111 (19.82%)
Last renewal dates 9 April 2014
Address Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat
Phone (6221) 5715 841
Fax (6221) 5732 132
E-mail biro_ksap@dpr.go.id
Electoral law 17 December 1969
Last amendment: 11 May 2012 (Law 8/2012)
Constituencies 33 multi-member constituencies corresponding to the provinces (comprising 3 to 10 seats each).
Voting system Proportional: Proportional system using the open party list.
Voters may cast their ballot for either a political party or a candidate.
In order to win parliamentary representation, parties must surpass the threshold of 3.5 cent of the total votes. Seats are distributed according to the Hare quotient. Any candidate who wins 30 per cent of the divisor (the lowest electoral quotient) is automatically elected.
Vacancies arising between general elections are filled by a person chosen by the former Representative's party.
Voter requirements - age: 17 years or married at the time of registration
- Indonesian citizenship
- proficiency in Indonesian language
- graduation from a secondary high school or equivalent knowledge and experience in social and governmental activities
Candidacy requirements - Submission of candidates by political parties.
Dates of election / renewal (from/to) 9 April 2014
Timing and scope of renewal 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.
Date of the first session of the new parliament: 1 October 2014
Name of the new Speaker: Mr. Setya Novanto (Golkar)
Round no 1 9 April 2014
Valid votes 185'822'507
139'573'927 (75.11%)
Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) 109
Gerindra ("Great Indonesia Movement") 73
Democratic Party (PD) 61
National Mandate Party (PAN) 49
NasDem party 35
Hanura (People's Conscience Party) 16
Percent of women 466
House of Representatives (28.05.2014, 01.01.2015, 01.01.2017)
http://www.setkab.go.id/berita-13015-pembagian-kursi-hasil-pileg-2014-pdip-109-golkar-91-gerindra-73-dan-demokrat-61.html
Title Speaker of the House of Representatives
Appointment - elected by all Members of the House through the spokesmen of their respective factions
Eligibility - any Member may be a candidate, but formal notification of candidature by a parliamentary faction is required
Voting system - public vote
Procedures / results - the oldest Member and the youngest Member preside over the House during the voting
- in the absence of the Speaker, one of the Deputy Speakers can assume his/her role and functions
Special powers - establishes the budget of the House with the assistance of the Household Committee and the Secretary General
Nature of the mandate · Linked representation - imperative mandate
Validation of mandates · Validation by the Verification Committee (Art. 43 a of the Law No. 16 Concerning the Composition and Status of the People's Consultative Assembly, the House of Representatives and the Regional House of Representatives)
End of the mandate · On the day when the legal term of the House ends (Art. 12 of the Law No. 16 Concerning the Composition and Status of the People's Consultative Assembly, the House of Representatives and the Regional House of Representatives)
Can MPs resign? Yes · Yes, of their own free will (Art. 7 (1) (b) of the Rules of Procedure of the House of Representatives, Art. 13 (1) in relation with Art. 4 (1) (b) of the Law No. 16 Concerning the Composition and Status of the People's Consultative Assembly, the House of Representatives and the Regional House of Representatives)
Can MPs lose their mandate ? Yes (a)	Revocation before expiry of mandate by the political party (Art. 7 (1) (e) of the Rules of Procedure of the House of Representatives, Art. 13 (1) in relation with Art. 4 (1) (g) and Art. 43 of the Law No. 16 Concerning the Composition and Status of the People's Consultative Assembly, the House of Representatives and the Regional House of Representatives)
Parliamentary immunity - parliamentary non-accountability · The concept does exist (Art. 9 (2) of the Rules of Procedure of the House of Representatives, Art. 34 of the Law No. 16 Concerning the Composition and Status of the People's Consultative Assembly, the House of Representatives and the Regional House of Representatives).
Parliamentary immunity - parliamentary inviolability · The concept does exist (Law on Procedure for Police Action against Members/the Leadership of the House).
Participation in the work of the Parliament · It is compulsory for MPs to be present at plenary sittings, committee meetings and other meetings (see also Art. 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the House of Representatives).
Discipline · The rules governing discipline within Parliament are contained in Art. 109 (2), 111 (2), and 112 to 114 of the Rules of Procedure of the House of Representatives.
Code (rules) of conduct · This concept does not exist in the country's juridical system but there are some relevant provisions (Art. 7 (1) (d) and (f), 9 (2) and 98 of the Rules of Procedure of the House of Representatives, Art. 13 (1) and (3) in relation with Art. 4 (1) (f) and (h), Art. 4 (4), 34 and 38 of the Law No. 16 Concerning the Composition and Status of the People's Consultative Assembly, the House of Representatives and the Regional House of Representatives, Volume II, Chapter I of the Penal Code, Law on Police Measures against MPs; see also Declaration of interests).