East Java (electoral district)

For the province, see East Java.

East Java (Indonesian: Jawa Timur) was an electoral district (daerah pemilihan) in Indonesia used to elect members of the House of Representatives. When the constituency was first created for the 1955 elections, it had an electorate of more than 10 million people and was allocated 58 seats.^[a] By the time of the 1999 elections, its electorate had grown to more than 20 million people and it was allocated 68 seats. The constituency's boundaries corresponded to the province of East Java.

East Java Jawa Timur
Former electoral constituency for the House of Representatives
Province	East Java
Population	17,950,818 (1955)[1] 34,569,400 (1999)[2]
Electorate	10,961,181 (1955)[1] 21,811,625 (1999)[2]
Former constituency
Created	1955
Abolished	2004
Seats	58 (1955)[a] 68 (1999)[2]

History

In the 1955 elections, the constituency saw the "big four" parties—the Indonesian National Party (PNI), Masyumi Party, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), and the Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI)—emerge as the largest parties, resulting in a four-way division.^[4] Meanwhile, the district also saw a very even combined result between the non-religious parties and Islamic parties, with the former receiving 46.6% of the vote and the latter receiving 45.75% of the vote.^[5]

Election results

1955

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Nahdlatul Ulama	3,370,554	34.13	20
	Communist Party of Indonesia	2,299,602	23.28	14
	Indonesian National Party	2,251,069	22.79	14
	Masyumi Party	1,109,742	11.24	7
	Indonesian People's Party	100,076	1.01	1
	Islamic Victory Force	78,281	0.79	1
	Socialist Party of Indonesia	59,093	0.60	1
	Indonesian Marhaen People's Union	54,148	0.55	1
	Labour Party	51,333	0.52	1
	Police Employees' Association	48,333	0.49	1
	Soedjono Prawirosoedarso	47,191	0.48	1
	Catholic Party	13,976	0.14	1
	Others	393,100	3.98	0
Total		9,876,498	100.00	63
Total votes		9,876,498	–
Registered voters/turnout		10,961,181	90.10
Source: General Elections Commission[3]

1971

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Functional Groups	6,843,977	54.91	35
	Nahdlatul Ulama	4,382,607	35.17	22
	Indonesian National Party	622,746	5.00	3
	Indonesian Muslims' Party	339,919	2.73	2
	Indonesian Islamic Union Party	154,707	1.24	1
	Others	118,961	0.95	0
Total		12,462,917	100.00	63
Total votes		12,462,917	–
Registered voters/turnout		13,285,676	93.81
Source: General Elections Commission[6]

Notes

1. The number of seats won in the East Java electoral district actually increased to 63 as a result of the electoral system used in the 1955 elections.^[3]