1955 Indonesian Constitutional Assembly election

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

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PartyVotes%Seats
Indonesian National Party9,070,21823.97119
Masyumi Party7,789,61920.59112
Nahdlatul Ulama6,989,33318.4791
Communist Party of Indonesia6,232,51216.4780
Indonesian Islamic Union Party1,059,9222.8016
Indonesian Christian Party988,8102.6116
Catholic Party748,5911.9810
Socialist Party of Indonesia695,9321.8410
League of Supporters of Indonesian Independence544,8031.448
Islamic Education Movement465,3591.237
Labour Party332,0470.885
Murba Party248,6330.664
National People's Party220,6520.583
Police Employee's Association of the Republic of Indonesia179,3460.473
Dayak Unity Party169,2220.453
Permai164,3860.432
Great Indonesia Unity PartyWongsonegoro162,4200.432
Consultative Council for Indonesian Citizenship160,4560.422
Indonesian Movement157,9760.422
Movement to Defend the Pancasila152,8920.402
Party of the People of Free Indonesia143,9070.382
Indonesia People's Party134,0110.352
Great Indonesia Unity PartyHazairin101,5090.272
Islamic Victory Force84,8620.221
Islamic Tharikah Unity Party74,9130.201
Acoma Party55,8440.151
Gerekan Banteng RI39,8740.111
Village People's Party39,2780.101
R. Soedjono Prawirosoedarso & Associates38,3560.101
Gerakan Pilihan Sunda35,0350.091
Great Indonesia Unity Party–Nusa Tenggara33,8230.091
Raja Keprabon and Associates33,6600.091
L.M. Idrus Effendi31,9880.081
Partai Tani Indonesia30,0600.081
Other parties426,8561.130
Total37,837,105100.00514
Source: General Election Commission

References

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  • Feith, Herbert (2008) [1962]. The Decline of Constitutional Democracy in Indonesia. Singapore: Equininox Publishing (Asia) Pte Ltd. ISBN 978-979-3780-45-0.
  • Ricklefs, M.C. (2008) [1981]. A History of Modern Indonesia Since c.1300 (4th ed.). London: MacMillan. ISBN 978-0-230-54685-1.
  • Sekretariat Jenderal KPU (2010). Pemuilu untuk Pemula: Modul 1 (PDF). Komisi Pemilihan Umum. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-12-10. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  • MPR General Secretary (2006). People's Consultative Assembly, Republic of Indonesia. history, reality, and dynamics. Sekretariat Jenderal, Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat, Republik Indonesia.
  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.