1955 Indonesian Constitutional Assembly election

none May 2025 1955 Indonesian Constitutional Assembly election Indonesia parliamentary no 15 December 1955 Sarmidi Mangunsarkoro, Kami Perkenalkan (1954), p111.jpg Ki Sarmidi Mangunsarkoro Indonesian National Party 119 9,070,218 23.97% Mohammad Natsir, Pekan Buku Indonesia 1954, p244.jpg Mohammad Natsir Masyumi 112 7,789,619 20.59% Abdul Wahab Hasbullah.jpg Abdul Wahab Hasbullah NU 91 6,989,333 18.47% 006400 DN Aidit, Pekan Buku Indonesia 1954, p230.jpg D.N. Aidit PKI 80 6,232,512 16.47% ff0000 Speaker Wilopo Indonesian National Party Elections were held in Indonesia on 15 December 1955 to elect all 514 members of the Constitutional Assembly. The Provisional Constitution of 1950 had provided for the establishment of an elected body to draw up a permanent constitution following Indonesia's independence from the Netherlands.Gosnell Harold F. 1958 Indonesians Go to the Polls: The Parties and their Stand on Constitutional Issues https://www.jstor.org/stable/2108855 Midwest Journal of Political Science 2 2 179–190 10.2307/2108855 0026-3397 subscription 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 Indonesian National Party 9070218 119 Masyumi Party 7789619 112 Nahdlatul Ulama 6989333 91 Communist Party of Indonesia 6232512 80 Indonesian Islamic Union Party 1059922 16 Indonesian Christian Party 988810 16 Catholic Party 748591 10 Socialist Party of Indonesia 695932 10 League of Supporters of Indonesian Independence 544803 8 Islamic Education Movement 465359 7 Labour Party 332047 5 Murba Party 248633 4 National People's Party 220652 3 Police Employee's Association of the Republic of Indonesia 179346 3 Dayak Unity Party 169222 3 Permai 164386 2 Great Indonesia Unity Party–Wongsonegoro 162420 2 Consultative Council for Indonesian Citizenship 160456 2 Indonesian Movement 157976 2 Movement to Defend the Pancasila 152892 2 Party of the People of Free Indonesia 143907 2 Indonesia People's Party 134011 2 Great Indonesia Unity Party–Hazairin 101509 2 Islamic Victory Force 84862 1 Islamic Tharikah Unity Party 74913 1 Acoma Party 55844 1 Gerekan Banteng RI 39874 1 Village People's Party 39278 1 R. Soedjono Prawirosoedarso & Associates 38356 1 Gerakan Pilihan Sunda 35035 1 Great Indonesia Unity Party–Nusa Tenggara 33823 1 Raja Keprabon and Associates 33660 1 L.M. Idrus Effendi 31988 1 Partai Tani Indonesia 30060 1 Other parties 426856 0 https://www.kpu.go.id/dmdocuments/modul_1d.pdf General Election Commission Notes References Sources Feith Herbert Herbert Feith The Decline of Constitutional Democracy in Indonesia Equininox Publishing (Asia) Pte Ltd 2008 1962 Singapore 978-979-3780-45-0 Ricklefs M.C. M. C. Ricklefs A History of Modern Indonesia Since c.1300 MacMillan London 4th 2008 1981 978-0-230-54685-1 Sekretariat Jenderal KPU Pemuilu untuk Pemula: Modul 1 Komisi Pemilihan Umum 2010 https://www.kpu.go.id/dmdocuments/modul_1d.pdf 2019-07-23 2018-12-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20181210160211/https://kpu.go.id/dmdocuments/modul_1d.pdf dead MPR General Secretary People's Consultative Assembly, Republic of Indonesia. history, reality, and dynamics Sekretariat Jenderal, Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat, Republik Indonesia 2006 https://books.google.com/books?id=EvOeAAAAMAAJ See also 1955 Indonesian legislative election Category:Legislative elections in Indonesia Indonesia Constitutional Category:Sukarno Category:Liberal democracy period in Indonesia 1955-12 election Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Category:Constituent assembly elections in Asia