2009 Indonesian Legislative Election
9 April 2009 · The reformasi DPR · 560 seats, 281 for a majority
Legislative elections were held in Indonesia on 9 April 2009 for 132 seats of the Regional Representative Council (DPD) and 560 seats of the People's Representative Council (DPR). A total of 38 parties met the requirements to be allowed to participate in the national elections, with a further six regional parties contesting in Aceh only.
President before
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Democratic Party
President (continued)
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Democratic Party
Largest force
Democratic Party
148 of 560 seats
Turnout
71.0%
The result
| Share of the DPR | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | — | 148 | +93 | 21.655.295 | 20.8% | — | |
| Golkar | — | 106 | +22 | 15.031.497 | 14.4% | — | |
| Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle | — | 94 | +15 | 14.576.388 | 14.0% | — | |
| Prosperous Justice Party | — | 57 | +12 | 8.204.946 | 7.9% | — | |
| National Mandate Party | — | 46 | +7 | 6.273.462 | 6.0% | — | |
| United Development Party | — | 38 | +20 | 5.544.332 | 5.3% | — | |
| National Awakening Party | — | 28 | +24 | 5.146.302 | 5.0% | — | |
| Gerindra Party | — | 26 | — | 4.642.795 | 4.5% | — |
17 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.