1955 Indonesian Constitutional Assembly election

1955 Indonesian constitutional assembly election

15 December 1955

First party Second party Third party   Leader Sidik Djojosukarto Mohammad Natsir Abdul Wahab Hasbullah Party PNI Masyumi NU Seats won 119 112 91 Popular vote 9,070,218 7,789,619 6,989,333 Percentage 23.97% 20.59% 18.47%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader D.N. Aidit Anwar Tjokroaminoto Johannes Leimena Party PKI PSII Parkindo Seats won 80 16 16 Popular vote 6,232,512 1,059,922 988,810 Percentage 16.47% 2.80% 2.61%   Seventh party Eighth party   Leader I. J. Kasimo Sutan Syahrir Party Catholic PSI Seats won 10 10 Popular vote 748,591 695,932 Percentage 1.99% 1.84%

Elections were held in Indonesia on 15 December 1955 to elect the 514 members of the Constitutional Assembly. The Provisional Constitution of 1950 had provided for the establishment of a democratically-elected body to draw up a permanent constitution following Indonesia's independence from the Netherlands. ^[1] In April 1953, the House of Representatives passed the election bill. The elections for the house were set for September 1955, while those for the Constitutional Assembly were held three months later.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Indonesian National Party	9,070,218	23.97	119
	Masyumi Party	7,789,619	20.59	112
	Nahdlatul Ulama	6,989,333	18.47	91
	Communist Party of Indonesia	6,232,512	16.47	80
	Indonesian Islamic Union Party	1,059,922	2.80	16
	Indonesian Christian Party	988,810	2.61	16
	Catholic Party	748,591	1.98	10
	Socialist Party of Indonesia	695,932	1.84	10
	League of Supporters of Indonesian Independence	544,803	1.44	8
	Islamic Education Movement	465,359	1.23	7
	Labour Party	332,047	0.88	5
	Murba Party	248,633	0.66	4
	National People's Party	220,652	0.58	3
	Police Employee's Association of the Republic of Indonesia	179,346	0.47	3
	Dayak Unity Party	169,222	0.45	3
	Permai	164,386	0.43	2
	Great Indonesia Unity Party–Wongsonegoro	162,420	0.43	2
	Consultative Council for Indonesian Citizenship	160,456	0.42	2
	Indonesian Movement	157,976	0.42	2
	Movement to Defend the Pancasila	152,892	0.40	2
	Party of the People of Free Indonesia	143,907	0.38	2
	Indonesia People's Party	134,011	0.35	2
	Great Indonesia Unity Party–Hazairin	101,509	0.27	2
	Islamic Victory Force	84,862	0.22	1
	Islamic Tharikah Unity Party	74,913	0.20	1
	Acoma Party	55,844	0.15	1
	Gerekan Banteng RI	39,874	0.11	1
	Village People's Party	39,278	0.10	1
	R. Soedjono Prawirosoedarso & Associates	38,356	0.10	1
	Gerakan Pilihan Sunda	35,035	0.09	1
	Great Indonesia Unity Party–Nusa Tenggara	33,823	0.09	1
	Raja Keprabon and Associates	33,660	0.09	1
	L.M. Idrus Effendi	31,988	0.08	1
	Partai Tani Indonesia	30,060	0.08	1
	Other parties	426,856	1.13	0
Total		37,837,105	100.00	514
Source: General Election Commission

References

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1. Gosnell, Harold F. (1958). "Indonesians Go to the Polls: The Parties and their Stand on Constitutional Issues". Midwest Journal of Political Science. 2 (2): 179–190. doi:10.2307/2108855. ISSN   0026-3397.