1955 Indonesian Legislative Election
Free Indonesia's first election29 September 1955 · The 1955 experiment · 257 seats, 129 for a majority
Legislative elections were held in Indonesia on 29 September 1955 to elect all 257 members of the House of Representatives. They were the first national elections to be held in the country following independence and would see over 37 million votes cast in over 93 thousand polling stations.
President before
—
President (continued)
—
Largest force
Indonesian National Party
57 of 257 seats
Turnout
91.5%
The result
| Share of the DPR | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesian National Party | Sidik Djojosukarto | 57 | — | 8.434.653 | 22.3% | — | |
| Masyumi Party | Mohammad Natsir | 57 | — | 7.903.886 | 20.9% | — | |
| Nahdlatul Ulama | Abdul Wahab Hasbullah | 45 | — | 6.955.141 | 18.4% | — | |
| Communist Party of Indonesia | D. N. Aidit | 39 | — | 6.176.914 | 16.4% | — | |
| Indonesian Islamic Union Party | — | 8 | — | 1.091.160 | 2.9% | — | |
| Indonesian Christian Party | — | 8 | — | 1.003.325 | 2.7% | — | |
| Catholic Party | — | 6 | — | 770.740 | 2.0% | — | |
| Socialist Party of Indonesia | — | 5 | — | 753.191 | 2.0% | — |
32 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.