Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Indonesia

Indonesia

Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

 on 15 December 1955. The Indonesian Provisional Constitution of 1950

Provisional Constitution of 1950

The 1950 Provisional Constitution replaced the Federal Constitution of 1949 when Indonesia unilaterally withdrew from the union with the Netherlands agreed at the Round Table Conference and returned to being a unitary state. It came into force on August 17, 1950...

 had provided for the establishment of a democratically elected Constitutional Assembly to draw up a permanent constitution. In April 1953 the legislature passed the election bill. The elections for the People's Representative Council

People's Representative Council

The People's Representative Council , sometimes referred to as the House of Representatives, is one of two elected national legislative assemblies in Indonesia....

 were set for September 1955, with the Constitutional Assembly elections three months later.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Indonesian National Party Indonesian National Party The Indonesian National Party is the same used by several political parties in Indonesia from 1927 until the present day.-Pre-independence:...	|9,070,218	|23.97	|119
Masjumi Masyumi Party Masyumi Party was a major Islamic political party in Indonesia during the Liberal Democracy Era in Indonesia. It was banned in 1960 by President Sukarno for supporting the PRRI rebellion.-History:...	|7,789,619	|20.59	|112
Nahdatul Ulama Nahdatul Ulama Nahdlatul Ulama is a traditionalist Sunni Islam group in Indonesia.The NU was established on January 31, 1926 as a reaction to the modernist Muhammadiyah organization. In 1965, the group took sides with the General Suharto-led army and was heavily involved in the mass killings of Indonesian...	6,989,333	18.47	91
Indonesian Communist Party Communist Party of Indonesia The Communist Party of Indonesia was the largest non-ruling communist party in the world prior to being crushed in 1965 and banned the following year.-Forerunners:...	6,232,512	16.47	80
Indonesian Islamic Union Party Indonesian Islamic Union Party Islamic Association Party of Indonesia was an Islamic political party in Indonesia. In 1973 it was merged into the United Development Party.-Origins:The Sarekat Islam was a pre-war political organization in the then-Dutch East Indies...	1,059,922	2.80	16
Indonesian Christian Party	988,810	2.61	16
Catholic Party Catholic Party (Indonesia) Catholic Party had been a political party for Indonesia's Catholics from colonial times to the 1970s. In 1967 members were involved in debates concerning religious freedom in the New Order and the influence of missionaries on the nation. In the following decade it merged with other parties to form...	748,591	1.99	10
Socialist Party of Indonesia Socialist Party of Indonesia The Socialist Party of Indonesia was a political party in Indonesia from 1948 until 1960, when it was banned by President Sukarno.-Origins:...	695,932	1.84	10
League of Upholders of Indonesian Independence	544,803	1.44	8
Islamic Educators Association	465,359	1.23	7
Labour Party Labour Party (Indonesia) The Labour Party was a political party in Indonesia. It was formed on December 25, 1949 by a group of former Labour Party of Indonesia members, who had disagreed with the merger of PBI into the Communist Party of Indonesia....	332,047	0.88	5
Party of the Masses	248,633	0.66	4
National People's Party National People's Party (Indonesia) The National People's Party was a nationalist political party in Indonesia. The party was initially called Indonesian National Party - Merdeka , and was formed in July 1950 after a split within the Indonesian National Party...	220,652	0.58	3
Police Employee's Association of the Republic of Indonesia	179,346	0.47	3
Dayak Unity Party Dayak Unity Party The Dayak Unity Party was a political party in Indonesia. Formed to represent 'primodial' interests of the Dayak people, the party was one few political parties in Indonesia at the time which was formed along ethnic lines...	169,222	0.45	3
Indonesian Marhaen People's Union Permai The Indonesian Marhaen People's Union , generally known by its acronym Permai , was a social movement in Indonesia, functioning both as a political party and an Abangan mystical association. The organization was founded on December 17, 1945. Permai was led by Mei Kartawinata.Permai called its...	164,386	0.43	2
Great Indonesia Party - Wongsonegoro	162,420	0.43	2
Consultative Council on Indonesian Citizenship	160,456	0.42	2
Indonesian Movement	157,976	0.42	2
Movement to Defend the Pancasila	152,892	0.40	2
Party of the People of Free Indonesia Party of the People of Free Indonesia Party of the People of Free Indonesia was a political party in Indonesia. The party was based amongst the Sundanese population in West Java. In the 1955 parliamentary election, PRIM got 72,523 votes . One parliamentarian was elected from the party...	143,907	0.38	2
Indonesia People's Party	134,011	0.35	2
Great Indonesia Party - Hazairin	101,509	0.27	2
Islamic Victory Force Islamic Victory Force The Islamic Victory Force was an Islamic political party in Indonesia. The party was based in Madura. In the 1955 parliamentary election, AKUI got 81,454 votes . One parliamentarian was elected from the party....	74,913	0.22	1
Islamic Tharikah Unity Party Islamic Tharikah Unity Party The Islamic Tharikah Unity Party was an Islamic political party in Indonesia. In the 1955 parliamentary election, PPTI got 85,131 votes . One parliamentarian was elected from the party....	74,913	0.20	1
Village People's Party Village People's Party The Village People's Union was a political party in Indonesia. The party was based amongst the Sundanese population in West Java. In the 1955 parliamentary election, PRD got 77,919 votes . One parliamentarian was elected from the party...	39,278	0.10	1
Acoma Party Acoma Party The Acoma Party was a communist political party in Indonesia. It evolved out of the Young Communist Force . Acoma was converted into Partai Acoma on August 8, 1952...	55,844	0.15	|1
Gerekan Banteng RI	39,874	0.10	|1
Partai Rakyat Desa	39,278	|0.10	|1
R. Soejono Prawirosoedarso & Associates	38,356	0.10	|1
Gerakan Pilihan Sunda	35,035	0.1	|1
PIR-Nusa Tenggara	33,823	0.1	|1
Raja Keprabon and Associates	|33,660	|0.1	|1
LM Idrus Effendi	|31,988	0.1	|1
Partai Tani Indonesia	30,060	0.1	|1
Other parties	397,527	1.1	0
Total	37,837,105	100	514