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
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President (continued)
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Largest force
Indonesian National Party
57 of 257 seats
Turnout
91.5%
The result
Indonesian National Party
Sidik Djojosukarto · 22.3% of votes
57
seats
Masyumi Party
Mohammad Natsir · 20.9% of votes
57
seats
Nahdlatul Ulama
Abdul Wahab Hasbullah · 18.4% of votes
45
seats
Communist Party of Indonesia
D. N. Aidit · 16.4% of votes
39
seats
Indonesian Islamic Union Party
2.9% of votes
8
seats
Indonesian Christian Party
2.7% of votes
8
seats
Catholic Party
2.0% of votes
6
seats
Socialist Party of Indonesia
2.0% of votes
5
seats
32 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.