Dynamics of 12th Legislative Election

In the 73 years since Indonesian independence, the country has held the legislative election 11 times.

The inaugural legislative elections were held in 1955 – twice, to elect members of the House of Representatives (DPR) and members of the Constituent Assembly. Following this, an election was held in 1971, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997, 1999 and in 2004 (electing members of the DPR, provincial DPRDs and regency/municipal DPRDs on April 5, the first round of the presidential election on July 5, and the second round on Sept. 20), in 2009 (the legislative election on April 9, the presidential election on July 8), and most recently in 2014 (the legislative election on April 9, the presidential election on July 9).