Indonesia's election system, only one of its kind<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): When Indonesians go to the polls Monday, they
\nwill be abiding by an electoral system that is apparently without
\nexact precedent or parallel anywhere else in the world. It is a
\nunique combination of proportional representation by province
\nwith some elements of a district system.<\/p>\n
Experts have admitted the system was confusing, and open to
\ninterpretations from parties involved. Among the best guide on
\nhow the system will work has been given by the National
\nDemocratic Institute (NDI), which is as follows:<\/p>\n
The voters will choose representatives at three levels: the
\nnational legislature (House of Representatives or DPR), the
\nprovincial assemblies (DPRD I) and the regency assemblies (DPRD
\nII).<\/p>\n
I. Pre-election procedures<\/p>\n
A. Candidate Lists<\/p>\n
Parties are allowed to nominate up to twice as many candidates
\nas there are seats apportioned to a province. The candidates on a
\nprovincial list must be ranked in order, and except in Jakarta
\nand East Timor, must also be attached to a particular regency
\nwithin the province.<\/p>\n
B. Definition of \"Largest Vote\"<\/p>\n
Candidates are assigned to seats in reference to the \"largest
\nvotes\" obtained by their party at the regency level. \"Largest
\nvote\" can be measured in one of two ways: largest percentage vote
\nor largest total vote.<\/p>\n
C. Stembus akoord<\/p>\n
Two or more parties may reach agreements (called stembus
\nakoord) in which they combine their vote remainders. The combined
\nremainder is treated as a single remainder during the \"largest
\nremainder\" phase of the seat allocation process, thereby giving
\nparties a better chance of obtaining an extra seat between them.<\/p>\n
II. Post-election procedures<\/p>\n
1. DPR members are elected on a proportional basis in separate
\nelections in each of Indonesia's 27 provinces.<\/p>\n
2. After ballot counting and tabulation is complete, the General
\nElection Commission (KPU) signs off on the results from the
\nprovince and determines the total number of valid votes cast in
\nthe province.<\/p>\n
3. The quota for obtaining a full seat is calculated for that
\nprovince by dividing the total number of valid votes by the
\nnumber of seats apportioned to that province.<\/p>\n
*Step A1. Allocating seats to parties: Full quotas
\nAll provinces.<\/p>\n
One seat is allocated to each party for each full quota it has
\nobtained in the province, except where a party has no candidates.
\nThese full quotas are subtracted from each party's total vote in
\nthe province.<\/p>\n
*Step A2. Assigning candidates to full quota seats (All
\nprovinces except Jakarta and East Timor)<\/p>\n
Assignment of candidates is considered for each party in turn.<\/p>\n
1. If the party has won one or more full quotas in any individual
\nregency, then the party fills those seats with the top candidate
\nor candidates attached to that regency.<\/p>\n
2. If any unfilled seats won with full quota under Step A1
\nremain, the plurality (\"first-past-the-post\") victories of the
\nparty in single-member regencies are placed in \"largest vote\"
\norder. The first candidate of the party attached to each regency
\nis assigned to fill these seats, until they are filled.<\/p>\n
3. If the party still has unfilled full quota seats remaining,
\nthey will be filled by candidates attached to the next best
\nperformances of the party.<\/p>\n
*Step B1. Allocating seats to parties: Largest remainders
\nAll provinces<\/p>\n
1. The vote remainders of parties that previously made stembus
\nakoord are combined. The vote remainders of parties that neither
\nnominated candidates nor made stembus akoord are annulled.<\/p>\n
2. Seats in the province not yet allocated in step A1 are now
\nallocated to parties or combinations thereof, based on the
\n\"largest remainders\", until all seats have been allocated.<\/p>\n
3. These additional seats are added to the seats allocated in
\nStep A1 to produce the total number of seats won by each party in
\nthat province.<\/p>\n
*Step B2. Assigning candidates to largest remainder seats
\nAll provinces except Jakarta and East Timor<\/p>\n
Each party fills its largest remainder seats won in Step B1
\nwith any candidates on its provincial list, at the party
\ndiscretion.<\/p>\n
*Step C. Assigning candidates to all seats.
\nJakarta and East Timor<\/p>\n
The electoral system in Jakarta and East Timor is purely
\nproportional with a closed list. All seats worn by a party are
\nfilled by the candidates on the list of nominations submitted
\nunder section I A. above, in the order in which they appear on
\nthat list.<\/p>\n
Table of House seats alloted for each province:<\/p>\n
1. Aceh 12<\/p>\n
2. North Sumatra 24<\/p>\n
3. West Sumatra 14<\/p>\n
4. Riau 10<\/p>\n
5. Jambi 6<\/p>\n
6. South Sumatra 15<\/p>\n
7. Bengkulu 4<\/p>\n
8. Lampung 15<\/p>\n
9. Jakarta 18<\/p>\n
10. West Java 82<\/p>\n
11. Central Java 59<\/p>\n
12. Yogyakarta 6<\/p>\n
13. East Java 67<\/p>\n
14. West Kalimantan 9<\/p>\n
15. Central Kalimantan 6<\/p>\n
16. East Kalimantan 7<\/p>\n
17. South Kalimantan 11<\/p>\n
18. Bali 9<\/p>\n
19. West Nusa Tenggara 9<\/p>\n
20. East Nusa Tenggara 13<\/p>\n
21. East Timor 6<\/p>\n
22. South Sulawesi 24<\/p>\n
23. Central Sulawesi 5<\/p>\n
24. North Sulawesi 7<\/p>\n
25. Southeast Sulawesi 5<\/p>\n
26. Maluku 6<\/p>\n
27. Irian Jaya 13<\/p>\n
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Total seats 462<\/p>\n
Armed Forces seats 38<\/p>\n
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