Indonesian legislative election, 2014

Indonesian legislative election, 2014

9 April 2014

All 692 seats to the People's Consultative Assembly (People's Representative Council: 560; Regional Representative Council: 136) 281 seats needed for a majority Turnout 75.11%   First party Second party Third party   Leader Megawati Sukarnoputri Aburizal Bakrie Prabowo Subianto Party PDI–P Golkar Gerindra Last election 94 seats, 14.03% 106 seats, 14.45% 26 seats, 4.46% Seats won 109 91 73 Seat change 15 15 47 Popular vote 23,681,471 18,432,312 14,760,371 Percentage 18.95% 14.75% 11.81% Swing 4.92% 0.30% 7.35%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   PKB Leader Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Hatta Rajasa Muhaimin Iskandar Party Demokrat PAN PKB Last election 148 seats, 20.85% 46 seats, 6.01% 28 seats, 4.94% Seats won 61 49 47 Seat change 87 3 19 Popular vote 12,728,913 9,481,621 11,298,957 Percentage 10.19% 7.59% 9.04% Swing 10.66% 1.58% 4.10%   Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party   NASDEM Leader Anis Matta Suryadharma Ali Surya Paloh Party PKS PPP Nasdem Last election 57 seats, 7.88% 38 seats, 5.32% New party Seats won 40 39 35 Seat change 17 1 New party Popular vote 8,480,204 8,157,488 8,402,812 Percentage 6.79% 6.53% 6.72% Swing 1.09% 1.21% New party

Speakers before election MPR: Sidarto Danusubroto DPR: Marzuki Alie DPD: Irman Gusman Speakers-designate MPR: Zulkifli Hasan DPR: Setya Novanto DPD: Irman Gusman

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Legislative elections were held in Indonesia on 9 April 2014 to elect 136 members of the Regional Representative Council (DPD), 560 members of the People's Representative Council (DPR) and members of regional assemblies at the provincial and regency/municipality level. For eligible voters residing outside Indonesia, elections were held on 5 or 6 April 2014 based on the decision of electoral commission of each different countries.

Seats up for election

Legislative elections in Indonesia: April 2014

Level	Institution	Seats contested
National	People's Representative Council Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (DPR)	560
National	Regional Representative Council Dewan Perwakilan Daerah (DPD)	136
Province Provinsi	Regional Representative Council Level I Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah I (DPRD I)	2,112
Regency Kabupaten/Kota	Regional Representative Council Level II Dewan Perwakilian Rakyat Daerah II (DPRD II)	16,895
	Total	20,389

Parties contesting the elections

A total of 46 parties registered to take part in the election nationwide, from which only 12 parties (plus 3 Aceh parties) passed the requirements set by the General Elections Commission (KPU). To contest the elections, all parties must have

• A branch office and branch in every province
• A branch office and branch at least 75% of the regencies or municipalities in every province
• A branch (but not necessarily a permanent office) in at least 50% of the districts in every regency or municipality
• At least 1,000 registered members

In addition, at least one third of each party's candidates must be female.

Initially all parties with seats in the People's Representative Council were to be allowed to contest the election without the need for verification, but on 29 August 2012, Indonesia's Constitutional Court overturned this provision, obliging all parties to undergo the process.

The results of this election will be instrumental to the presidential election in July due to the requirement that a presidential ticket must be supported by a party or a coalition of parties winning at least 20% of the seats or 25% of the popular votes in the legislative election.

The 12 national and 3 Aceh parties, together with their ballot numbers are:

1. National Democratic Party (Partai Nasional Demokrat, Nasdem)
2. National Awakening Party (Partai Kebangkitan Bangsa, PKB)
3. Prosperous Justice Party (Partai Keadilan Sejahtera, PKS)
4. Indonesian Democratic Party – Struggle (Partai Demokrasi Indonesia Perjuangan, PDI–P)
5. Party of the Functional Groups (Partai Golongan Karya, Golkar)
6. Great Indonesia Movement Party (Partai Gerakan Indonesia Raya, Gerindra)
7. Democratic Party (Partai Demokrat, PD)
8. National Mandate Party (Partai Amanat Nasional, PAN)
9. United Development Party (Partai Persatuan Pembangunan, PPP)
10. People's Conscience Party (Partai Hati Nurani Rakyat, Hanura)
11. Aceh Peace Party (Partai Damai Aceh, PDA)
12. Aceh National Party (Partai Nasional Aceh, PNA)
13. Aceh Party (Partai Aceh, PA)
14. Crescent Star Party (Partai Bulan Bintang, PBB)
15. Indonesian Justice and Unity Party (Partai Keadilan dan Persatuan Indonesia, PKPI)

Election schedule

A polling station used for the 2014 Indonesian legislative elections. The foyr ballot boxes are at the front, while the voting booths are as the rear.

The schedule for the elections, as determined by the Indonesian General Elections Commission is as follows:

Date	Event
9 August 2012	Voter registration begins
9–15 April 2013	Registration of candidates for the DPR, DPD and DPRD
4 August 2013	Publication of final list of DPR candidates
16 August 2013	Publication of provisional electoral roll
16 March 2014	Start of election campaign
6–8 April 2014	Quiet period - no campaigning allowed
9 April 2014	Election day
7–9 May 2014	Announcement of results
11–17 May 2014	Announcement of seat allocations
1 October 2014	DPR and DPD members sworn in

Electoral system

On polling day, voters were be given four ballot papers, one each for the national People's Representative Council (DPR) and Regional Representative Council (DPD) and one each for their local provincial and regency/municipality Regional Representative Councils (DPRD I and DPRD II). Candidates for the DPR and DPRDI/II stand on a party platform. The ballot papers had a section for each of the parties with the party number and symbol. Under the symbols, that parties candidates were be listed. Voters can vote for just the party, or one of the candidates (or both) by punching a hole in the ballot paper with the tool provided. Candidates for the DPD stand on an individual basis, so voters simply need to punch a hole in the candidate's picture, ballot number or name.

Allocation of seats

For the People's Representative Council (DPR) election each province has been divided into between one and eleven electoral districts depending on population. Each of these electoral districts will elect between three and ten members.

Province	DPR seats	Electoral districts
Aceh	13	2
North Sumatra	30	3
West Sumatra	14	2
Riau	11	2
Riau Islands	3	1
Jambi	7	1
South Sumatra	17	2
Bangka–Belitung Islands	3	1
Bengkulu	4	1
Lampung	18	2
Jakarta	21	3
West Java	91	11
Banten	22	3
Central Java	77	10
Yogyakarta	8	1
East Java	87	11
Bali	9	1
West Nusa Tenggara	10	1
East Nusa Tenggara	13	2
West Kalimantan	10	1
Central Kalimantan	6	1
South Kalimantan	11	2
East Kalimantan	8	1
North Sulawesi	6	1
Gorontalo	3	1
Central Sulawesi	6	1
South Sulawesi	24	3
Southeast Sulawesi	5	1
West Sulawesi	3	1
Maluku	4	1
North Maluku	3	1
Papua	10	1
West Papua	3	1
Total	560	77

Once the votes are counted, the General Elections Commission will eliminate any party that has failed to obtain an 3.5% share of the national vote. It will then allocate seats in the People's Representative Council via a two-stage process. First the number of votes to secure one DPR seat in each electoral district will be calculated by dividing the number of valid votes by the number of seats to be elected in each district. Each party's vote in each district will be divided by this amount to determine the number of seats won outright. Any party with less than this amount will win no seats in this first stage. The remaining votes will then be used to determine which party wins any seats so far unallocated by awarding these seats to the parties with the largest remainders until all seats are allocated.

Only parties with at least 25 percent of the popular vote or that control 20 percent of seats in the DPR will be able to nominate candidates for the presidential election. Parties that do not fulfill the percentage must form a coalition with other parties so that they fulfill enough percentage to nominate a candidate.

Opinion polls

Numerous opinion polls have been done by many different pollsters to gauge the voting intention of the electorate. However, many of them are regarded to be unreliable. The quality of polling in Indonesia varies considerably. Further, some of the polling institutions provide little information about their polling methods. The data set out below should therefore be treated with care.

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Demokrat	Golkar	PDI-P	PKS	PAN	PPP	PKB	Gerindra	Hanura	Nasdem	PBB	PKPI	Undecided
2009 election	9 April 2009	104,048,118	20.85%	14.45%	14.03%	7.88%	6.01%	5.32%	4.94%	4.46%	3.77%	–	1.79%	0.90%	15.60%
LSI (Lingkaran)	1–8 March 2013	1,200	11.7%	22.2%	18.8%	3.7%	4.0%	4.0%	4.5%	7.3%	2.6%	4.5%	–	–	16.7%
LSN	26 February–15 March 2013	1,230	4.3%	19.2%	20.5%	4.6%	4.1%	3.4%	4.1%	11.9%	6.2%	5.3%	0.4%	0.2%	15.8%
LKP	20–30 March 2013	1,225	7.8%	19.2%	18.8%	5.1%	4.6%	3.9%	4.4%	10.5%	8.1%	6.3%	0.9%	0.3%	10.1%
LSN	1–10 May 2013	1,230	6.1%	19.7%	18.3%	3.8%	3.8%	4.3%	4.6%	13.9%	6.9%	4.8%	1.4%	0.05%	11.9%
LIPI	10–31 May 2013	1,799	11.1%	14.5%	14.9%	2.6%	2.5%	2.9%	5.6%	7.4%	1.9%	2.2%	0.6%	0.3%	31.1%
IRC	May 2013	-	7.5%	12.2%	14.7%	2.8%	2.8%	2.4%	2.8%	11.1%	4.0%	4.5%	0.4%	0.3%	-
PDB	11–18 June 2013	1,200	9.4%	14.1%	14.53%	1.2%	2.56%	2.31%	2.56%	8.89%	1.03%	3.33%	0.34%	0.09%	21.11%
IRC	8–11 July 2013	794	7.66%	7.00%	17.96%	3.30%	1.45%	0.9%	1.19%	6.61%	5.95%	2.11%	1.4%	1.5%	44.1%
Kompas	July 2013	1,400	10.1%	16.0%	23.6%	2.20%	2.5%	4.2%	5.7%	13.6%	2.7%	4.1%	–	–	13.4%
Alvara	15–23 August 2013	1,532	7.4%	8.4%	14.8%	3.4%	2.1%	2.2%	1.7%	12.5%	3.8%	4.6%	0.1%	0.1%	39.0%
SSSG	25 August–9 September 2013	1,250	10.3%	5.0%	13.6%	2.9%	2.7%	0.9%	0.6%	5.6%	2.2%	1.9%	0.9%	0.1%	–
LSI (Lingkaran)	12 September–5 October 2013	1,200	9.8%	20.4%	18.7%	4.4%	5.2%	4.6%	4.6%	6.6%	3.4%	2.0%	0.6%	0.3%	19.4%
Pol-Tracking Institute	13 September–11 October 2013	2,010	8.8%	16.9%	18.5%	2.9%	2.0%	3.4%	4.6%	6.6%	3.5%	2.1%	0.7%	0.1%	-
Indikator	10–20 October 2013	1,200 (400)	9.2%	17.5%	21.6%	3.1%	1.2%	4.7%	4.5%	9.1%	4.1%	3.7%	0.9%	0%	20.3%
Indikator (if Joko Widodo runs)			8.8%	16.9%	37.8%	0.6%	2.5%	3.6%	2.5%	6.6%	3.5%	1.4%	0.3%	0%	21.1%
Morgan	October 2013	2,985	15%	21%	24%	5%	5%	2%	7%	12%	5%	2%	1%	–	1%
Morgan	November 2013	2,960	14%	21%	29%	5%	5%	2%	5%	12%	5%	2%	0%	–	–
Charta Politika	28 November–6 December 2013	2,010	7.4%	12.6%	15.8%	3.8%	4.4%	3.8%	5.9%	7.8%	4.1%	3.9%	0.4%	0.3%	29.7%
Indo Barometer	4–15 December 2013	1,200	5.4%	14.2%	28.8%	2.5%	4.2%	2.1%	7.1%	9.2%	2.5%	0.8%	0.4%	0.0%	22.9
Pol-Tracking Institute	16–23 December 2013	1,200	7.92%	15.93%	22.44%	3.00%	2.67%	4.50%	4.59%	8.67%	4.25%	2.50%	0.25%	0.00%	23.27%
Kompas	December 2013	1,380-1,400	7.2%	16.5%	21.8%	2.3%	3.2%	2.4%	5.1%	11.1%	6.6%	6.9%	1.1%	0.1%	6.7%
Morgan	December 2013	2,144	14%	20%	26%	4%	5%	2%	6%	12%	6%	3%	1%	–	1%
LSI (Lingkaran)	6–16 January 2014	1,200	4.7%	18.3%	18.2%	2.2%	3.3%	3.6%	3.7%	8.7%	4.0%	2.0%	0.7%	0.5%	30.1%
LSJ	12–26 January 2014	1,240	6.12%	17.74%	19.83%	3.87%	4.51%	4.83%	4.67%	12.58%	6.85%	6.94%	1.20%	0.24%	10.62%
Morgan	January 2014	3,000	11%	20%	27%	4%	5%	2%	7%	14%	6%	2%	1%	–	1%
Median	28 January–15 February 2014	1,500	5.7%	17.8%	21.4%	5.1%	3.5%	4.9%	5.0%	6.2%	4.8%	3.6%	1.1%	0.1%	20.8%
Morgan	February 2014	2,934	10%	20%	29%	4%	4%	2%	6%	15%	7%	2%	1%	–	–
LKP	26 February–4 March 2014	1,240	6.7%	18.1%	21.8%	3.7%	3.3%	3.5%	5.7%	11.1%	11.3%	3.1%	1.1%	0.3%	10.3%
Charta Politika	1–8 March 2014	1,200	8.0%	16.4%	21.2%	3.2%	4.5%	5.1%	7.2%	12.0%	4.8%	2.6%	0.4%	0.1%	14.5%
Morgan	1–15 March 2014	2,300	11%	22%	27%	4%	4%	3%	3%	17%	6%	2%	1%	–	–
Morgan	16–30 March 2014	1,965	10%	17%	37%	4%	4%	2%	3%	14%	6%	3%	–	–	–
JSI	24-30 March 2014	1,200	9.0%	18.0%	24.7%	4.3%	6.5%	5.4%	7.9%	11.8%	6.1%	4.4%	0.9%	0.9%	–
Election results	9 April 2014	124,972,491	10.19%	14.75%	18.95%	6.79%	7.59%	6.53%	9.04%	11.81%	5.26%	6.72%	1.46%	0.91%	–

Results

Main article: Results of the 2014 Indonesian legislative election

Indonesian Democratic Party – Struggle won the election by 18.95% votes, followed by Golkar with 14.75% votes and Great Indonesia Movement Party with 11.81% vote. However, neither of the parties can submit their own presidential candidate for the next 2014 Indonesian presidential election because none of them reached the electoral threshold for the presidential election, 20%.

  Summary of the 9 April 2014 Indonesian People's Representative Council election results

Parties	Votes	%	Swing	Seats	%	+/-
Indonesian Democratic Party – Struggle (Partai Demokrasi Indonesia Perjuangan, PDI–P)	23,681,471	18.95	4.92	109	19.46	15
Party of the Functional Groups (Partai Golongan Karya, Golkar)	18,432,312	14.75	0.30	91	16.25	15
Great Indonesia Movement Party (Partai Gerakan Indonesia Raya, Gerindra)	14,760,371	11.81	7.35	73	13.04	47
Democratic Party (Partai Demokrat, PD)	12,728,913	10.19	10.66	61	10.89	87
National Mandate Party (Partai Amanat Nasional, PAN)	9,481,621	7.59	1.58	49	8.75	3
National Awakening Party (Partai Kebangkitan Bangsa, PKB)	11,298,957	9.04	4.10	47	8.39	19
Prosperous Justice Party (Partai Keadilan Sejahtera, PKS)	8,480,204	6.79	1.09	40	7.14	17
United Development Party (Partai Persatuan Pembangunan, PPP)	8,157,488	6.53	1.21	39	6.96	1
Nasdem Party (Partai Nasdem, Nasdem)	8,402,812	6.72	New	35	6.25	New
People's Conscience Party (Partai Hati Nurani Rakyat, Hanura)	6,579,498	5.26	1.49	16	2.86	1
Crescent Star Party (Partai Bulan Bintang, PBB)	1,825,750	1.46	0.33	0	0.00
Indonesian Justice and Unity Party (Partai Keadilan dan Persatuan Indonesia, PKPI)	1,143,094	0.91	0.01	0	0.00
Total	124,972,491	100.00		560	100.00
Spoilt and null votes	14,601,436	7.86	6.57
Voter turnout	139,573,927	75.11	4.12
Electorate	185,826,024
Source: General Election Commission and People's Representative Council website Note: Seat change totals are displayed only for parties which stood in the previous election, including those which changed party names
Parties contesting in Aceh only
Aceh Party (Partai Aceh)
Aceh National Party (Partai Nasional Aceh, PNA)			New
Aceh Peace Party (Partai Damai Aceh, PDA)			New
Source: Note: 1. Results are pending to appeals made in the Constitutional Court. 2. Aceh local parties only contested for the regional legislative assemblies, not the DPR. Results are included here for completeness. The remainder of the votes were won by national parties.

Popular vote
PDI–P			18.95%
Golkar			14.75%
Gerindra			11.81%
Demokrat			10.19%
PKB			9.04%
PAN			7.59%
PKS			6.79%
Nasdem			6.72%
PPP			6.53%
Hanura			5.26%
Other			2.37%

DPR seats
PDI–P			19.46%
Golkar			16.25%
Gerindra			13.04%
Demokrat			10.89%
PAN			8.75%
PKB			8.39%
PKS			7.14%
PPP			6.96%
Nasdem			6.25%
Hanura			2.86%

The disproportionality of the Indonesian People's Representative Council in the 2014 election was 3.02 according to the Gallagher Index, mainly between Hanura and the minor parties.

Gallery

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  Polling station for overseas Indonesians in Tainan, Taiwan

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  Voters examining the list of legislative candidates

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  An election official holding up a ballot paper during the vote count

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  Counting underway in a polling station in Bali