Semarang City Regional House of Representatives

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Semarang City Regional House of Representatives

Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah Kota Semarang
2019–2024 period
Type
Type
Leadership
Speaker
Kadar Lusman (PDI-P)
since 13 September 2019
Structure
Seats50
Political groups
  PDI-P (19)
  Gerindra (6)
  PKS (6)
  Demokrat (6)
  PKB (4)
  Golkar (3)
  PAN (2)
  Nasdem (2)
  PSI (2)
Elections
Open list
Last general election
17 April 2019
Next general election
2024
Website
dprd.semarangkota.go.id

The Semarang City Regional House of Representatives is the unicameral municipal legislature of the city of Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia. It has 50 members, who are elected every five years, simultaneously with the national legislative election.

History[edit]

Semarang was granted city status (Gemeente) during the Dutch East Indies period on 1 April 1906, and a city council (gemeenteraad) comprising 23 members was formed.[1] Together with the city councils of Surabaya and Bandung, Semarang's city council was the first in the Dutch East Indies to have elected women as councillors in 1938.[2] During the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies, the city government was abolished, although a 20-member advisory council was formed to support the Japanese military administrator.[1]

After the end of the revolution, a provisional regional house of representatives (DPRDS) was formed in 1950 with 34 members who were selected by a 165-member committee led by the city's mayor Koesbiyono. The 1950 DPRDS included 13 members of political parties, 7 members of labor unions, with other councillors representing other organisations.[3] The Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) held a majority in the city council following the 1955 general election and 1957 local elections. The other political parties – the Indonesian National Party, Masyumi, and Nahdlatul Ulama – boycotted the council after PKI legislators elected a PKI mayor in 1957.[4] Following the transition to the New Order, Semarang's legislative election starting in 1971 like other cities was dominated by Golkar.[5] PDI-P became the biggest party in the council after the fall of Suharto in the 1999 election, with 20 PDI-P councillors.[6]

The legislative building is shared with the mayoral office, in a Greco-Roman style building which was formerly used as a Dutch villa.[7]

Composition[edit]

For the 2024 election, 50 members will be elected to the council, with 6 electoral districts.[8] The current speaker is Kadar Lusman of PDI-P, who was sworn in on 13 September 2019.[9]

Legislative period PDI-P Gerindra PKS Demokrat PKB Golkar PAN Nasdem PSI PPP Hanura Total
2009–2014 9 4 6 16 2 5 6 1 1 50[10]
2014–2019 15 7 6 6 4 5 4 1 2 – 50[11]
2019–2024 19 6 6 6 4 3 2 2 2 – 50[12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Sejarah Sosial Kota Semarang 1900-1950 (PDF) (in Indonesian). Ministry of Education and Culture. 1985. pp. 38–39. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-10-26. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  2. ^ Franceschet, Susan; Krook, Mona Lena; Tan, Netina (26 October 2018). The Palgrave Handbook of Women's Political Rights. Springer. p. 380. ISBN 978-1-137-59074-9. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  3. ^ Erman, Erwiza; Saptari, Ratna (12 August 2013). Dekolonisasi Buruh Kota dan Pembentukan Bangsa (in Indonesian). Yayasan Pustaka Obor Indonesia. p. 78. ISBN 978-979-461-797-7. Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  4. ^ Lev, Daniel S. (2009). The Transition to Guided Democracy: Indonesian Politics, 1957-1959. Equinox Publishing. pp. 112, 135. ISBN 978-602-8397-40-7. Archived from the original on 2023-11-29. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  5. ^ Nishihara, Masashi (1972). Golkar and the Indonesian Elections of 1971. Modern Indonesia Project, Cornell University. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-7837-8670-4. Archived from the original on 2023-11-29. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  6. ^ "Hendi Terpilih Lagi Pimpin PDIP Kota Semarang". krjogja.com (in Indonesian). 29 June 2019. Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Gedung DPRD Tingkat II". seputarsemarang.com (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Berikut Pembagian 6 Dapil DPRD Kota Semarang dan Jumlah Kursi di Pemilu 2024, Dapil 2 Ada 12 Kursi". Tribunnews.com (in Indonesian). 13 February 2023. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Kadarlusman Resmi Pimpin DPRD Kota Semarang". rmoljawatengah.id (in Indonesian). 13 September 2019. Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Kota Semarang dalam Angka 2012" (in Indonesian). Statistics Indonesia. 2013. p. 55. Archived from the original on 18 March 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  11. ^ "Inilah Daftar Nama 50 Anggota DPRD Kota Semarang". Tribunnews.com (in Indonesian). 8 August 2014. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  12. ^ "PDIP Kuasai Kursi DPRD Kota Semarang". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 14 August 2019. Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.

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