Indonesian electoral law of 2017
UU Pemilihan Umum (UU Pemilu) | |
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People's Representative Council | |
Long title
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Citation | Law No. 7/2017 |
Territorial extent | People's Representative Council |
Passed | 15 August 2017 |
Commenced | 16 August 2017 |
Amends | |
1 act (Law No. 11/2006 on Government of Aceh) | |
Repeals | |
3 acts (Law No. 42/2008 on Presidential and Vice-Presidential Election, Law No. 15/2011 on Election Organizing Committees, Law No. 8/2012 on DPD, DPR, and DPRD Members Election) | |
Amended by | |
Government Regulation in Lieu of Law No. 1/2022 Law No. 7/2023 | |
Status: In force |
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The Indonesian electoral law of 2017, also known in Indonesia as Undang-Undang Pemilu, is the law regulating elections in Indonesia. Officially, it is known as the Law Number 7 of 2017 (Undang-Undang Nomor 7 Tahun 2017, or UU 7/2017). The law was passed in July 2017 following nine months of debate in the
On 12 December 2022, an amendment of the law, Government Regulation in Lieu of Law No. 1/2022 issued.[1] Subsequent amendment of the law, Law No. 7/2023 published on 24 May 2023.[2]
History
In anticipation of the
The draft was voted into law on 20 July 2017. During the voting procedure, opposing parties –
Characteristics
Seat distribution
The 2017 law mandates an addition of 15 seats to the
The 2017 law sets the number of seats for local legislature according to the population, as defined in the ranges below:
Population | DPRD Seats: |
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<1 million | 35 |
1-3 million | 45 |
3-5 million | 55 |
5-7 million | 65 |
7-9 million | 75 |
9-11 million | 85 |
11-20 million | 100 |
>20 million | 120 |
Regency/Municipal[8]:Art. 191
Population | DPRD Seats: |
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<100 thousand | 20 |
100-200 thousand | 25 |
200-300 thousand | 30 |
300-400 thousand | 35 |
400-500 thousand | 40 |
500 thousand-1 million | 45 |
1-3 million | 50 |
3 million | 55 |
The seats are also distributed in electoral districts with 3-12 members each. The law requires these electoral districts to follow the administrative borders of regencies/cities (provincial and national) or subdistricts (regency/city) if possible, though partition of a subdivision into multiple districts is allowed if not possible otherwise.[7][8]:Art. 187,189,192
In total, the 2017 law mandated 20,392 non-independent legislative posts – 575 in the
Electoral system
The law maintains the electoral system used in 2014, using the
For presidential candidates, the winning candidate is determined by simple majority, with runoff voting for the top two candidates if no candidates manage to secure a first round majority. In addition, the winning candidate must secure at least 20% of votes in over half of the provinces (i.e. more than 17).[8]:Art. 416
Thresholds
During the previous election, parties are required to pass a
The threshold does not apply to local legislative elections, and all participating parties may win seats in provincial and municipal councils regardless of their total national vote.[11]
Others
The law increased limits to campaign contributions – from Rp 1 billion to Rp 2.5 billion for individuals, and Rp 7.5 billion to Rp 25 billion for legal entities or corporations. In addition, it allowed political parties that participated in the 2014 election to skip party verification, despite the addition of North Kalimantan as a province requiring party offices.[7]
Lawsuit
The law has been challenged in the Constitutional Court. A lawsuit by Vice President Jusuf Kalla on the term limits set by articles 169 and 227 was rejected in June 2018.[12] A judicial review was also submitted regarding the presidential threshold (art. 222).[13] A lawsuit against Article 182, which did not explicitly prohibit political party functionaries from being elected into the Regional Representative Council, was won in July 2018.[14]
Notes
References
- ^ a b CNN Indonesia. "Perppu: Jumlah Kursi DPR Bertambah Jadi 580 di Pemilu 2024". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-12-14.
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- ^ Kami, Indah Mutiara (16 June 2017). "Ini yang Bikin Pemerintah dan DPR Adu Ngotot di RUU Pemilu". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ Prasetia, Andhika (21 July 2017). "Novanto Sahkan UU Pemilu dengan Presidential Threshold 20%". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 23 September 2018.
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ignored (help) - ^ "Pemilu 2019, Jumlah Kursi Anggota DPRD Berjumlah 19.817". KOMPAS (in Indonesian). 18 April 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ Haryanto, Alexander (16 August 2018). "Mengenal Metode Sainte Lague untuk Penghitungan Suara di Pileg 2019". tirto.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ Fajar, Ihwan (20 July 2018). "Bacaleg Jangan Risau, Parlementary Threshold 4 Persen Tak Pengaruhi Perolehan Kursi di DPRD". KabarNews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ "MK tolak gugatan pasal 169 dan 227 UU Pemilu, soal tafsir JK boleh jadi Wapres lagi". Merdeka (in Indonesian). 28 June 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ Prihatin, Intan Umbari (16 June 2018). "Akademisi sampai sutradara film kembali gugat Pasal 222 UU Pemilu ke MK". Merdeka (in Indonesian). Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ Setiawan, Sakina Rakhma Diah (23 July 2018). "Ini Alasan MK Larang Pengurus Parpol Jadi Anggota DPD". KOMPAS (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2 November 2018.