The Asia-Pacific Journal of Elections and Democracy
Vol. 3 No. 1 (2023): Asia-Pacific Journal of Elections and Democracy

Electoral System Reforms and Their Effects on the Party System in the Indonesian House of Representatives

Kahfi Adlan Hafiz (a:1:{s:5:"en_US"
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Article Info

Publish Date
30 Jun 2023

Abstract

This study investigates how different legislative electoral codes have evolved since the Reformasi era and how they impact the multiparty system in Indonesia. The study employs a qualitative approach and examines secondary data sources through a literature review. The research uncovers two main findings. Firstly, the legislative election system in Indonesia has experienced significant changes since the Reformasi era of 1998, including variations in proportional system models, district magnitude, electoral and parliamentary thresholds, and electoral formulas. Secondly, changes in the legislative electoral format are likely to influence the structure of the multiparty system in the DPR. To assess the impact of electoral system changes on the multiparty system in the post-Reformasi parliament, the study utilizes the effective number of parties and the Laakso and Taagepera Index. However, the results indicate an insignificant effect.

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perludem

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Subject

Humanities Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice Social Sciences

Description

Asia-Pacific Journal of Elections and Democracy (APJED) invites theoretical, empirical, and policy-relevant submissions that cover various aspects of electoral processes and/or problems of democratization in Asia-Pacific. APJED has a multidisciplinary focus, and we, therefore, accept manuscripts ...