The West Java Regional People's Representative Council ( id, Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah Provinsi Jawa Barat) is the unicameral legislature of the Indonesian province of

West Java West Java ( id, Jawa Barat, su, ᮏᮝ ᮊᮥᮜᮧᮔ᮪, romanized ''Jawa Kulon'') is a province of Indonesia on the western part of the island of Java, with its provincial capital in Bandung. West Java is bordered by the province of Banten ...

History

The council was first founded in 1950, with Djaja Rahmat as its speaker. The council, which was called a "temporary provincial council" ( id, Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah Sementara) initially had 60 members. Before 1950, a similar body was present which was headed by

Oto Iskandar di Nata Oto Iskandar di Nata (Sundanese: , also spelled Otto Iskandardinata, called Otista and nicknamed Si Jalak Harupat; born 31 March 1897 – disappeared 19 December 1945, retrospectively declared dead 20 December 1945) was an Indonesian politician a ...

. After being renamed to its present name in 1955, the number of councillors went up from 60 to 75, down to 74, before becoming the present 100.

Composition

Speakers

Electoral districts

For the 2019 legislative election, there will be 120 seats for contest from 15 electoral districts: *West Java 1:

Bandung Bandung ( su, ᮘᮔ᮪ᮓᮥᮀ, Bandung, ; ) is the capital city of the Indonesian province of West Java. It has a population of 2,452,943 within its city limits according to the official estimates as at mid 2021, making it the fourth most ...

, Cimahi (8 seats) *West Java 2:

Bandung Regency Bandung Regency (''Kabupaten Bandung'') is an administrative landlocked regency located to the south, southeast, east and northeast of the city of Bandung. The northern parts of the Bandung Regency are effectively part of the Bandung Metropolitan ...

(10 seats) *West Java 3: West Bandung Regency (4 seats) *West Java 4:

Cianjur Regency Cianjur Regency is a Regency (Indonesia), regency ''(kabupaten)'' of West Java, Indonesia. The area of the regency is 3,614.35 km2 and its population at the 2010 Census was 2,171,281; the 2020 Census produced a total of 2,477,560 and the offic ...

(6 seats) *West Java 5:

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Sukabumi Regency Sukabumi Regency ( id, Kabupaten Sukabumi; Sundanese: ) is a regency ''(kabupaten)'' in southwestern Java, as part of West Java province of Indonesia. The regency seat is located in Palabuhan Ratu, a coastal district facing the Indian Ocean. The ...

(8 seats) *West Java 6: Bogor Regency (11 seats) *West Java 7:

Bogor Bogor ( su, , nl, Buitenzorg) is a city in the West Java province, Indonesia. Located around south of the national capital of Jakarta, Bogor is the 6th largest city in the Jakarta metropolitan area and the 14th overall nationwide.Bekasi, Depok (11 seats) *West Java 9:

Bekasi Regency Bekasi Regency (Indonesian language, Indonesian: Kabupaten Bekasi) is a Regencies of Indonesia, regency ''(kabupaten)'' of West Java Province, Indonesia. Its regency seat is in the district of Central Cikarang. It is bordered by Jakarta and by Bek ...

(7 seats) *West Java 10:

Karawang Regency Karawang Regency is a regency ''(kabupaten)'' of West Java, Indonesia. The town of Karawang is its administrative centre. The regency covers an area of 1,753.27 km2 and had a population of 2,127,791 people at the 2010 Census, which grew to 2, ...

, Purwakarta Regency (8 seats) *West Java 11: Majalengka Regency,

Subang Regency Subang Regency (Sundanese script: , Latin: Kabupatén Subang) is a regency (''kabupaten'') in West Java province, Indonesia. The Regency is bordered by the Java Sea in the north, Indramayu Regency in the east, Sumedang Regency in the southeast, We ...

Sumedang Regency Sumedang Regency is a landlocked regency ''(kabupaten)'' of West Java province, Indonesia. The district of North Sumedang is its capital. The regency covers an area of 1,558.72 km2, and had a population of 1,093,602 at the 2010 Census and 1, ...

(11 seats) *West Java 12: Cirebon, Cirebon Regency,

Indramayu Regency Indramayu Regency is a regency (''kabupaten'') of West Java province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 2,099.42 km2, and had a population of 1,663,737 at the 2010 census and 1,834,434 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid 2021 ...

(12 seats) *West Java 13: Banjar, Ciamis Regency, Kuningan Regency,

Pangandaran Regency Pangandaran Regency is a Regency in West Java province, Indonesia, formed on 25 October 2012 out of the former southern portion of Ciamis Regency Ciamis Regency (Indonesian: ''Kabupaten Ciamis'', Sundanese: ) is a landlocked regency in West Jav ...

(8 seats) *West Java 14: Garut Regency (6 seats) *West Java 15:

Tasikmalaya en, Neaty City , nickname = nl, Delhi Van Java en, Delhi of Java , image_skyline = , imagesize = , image_caption = Clockwise from the top: Great Mosque of Tasi ...

Tasikmalaya Regency Tasikmalaya Regency (pronounced ; id, Kabupaten Tasikmalaya, Sundanese: ) is a regency (), or sub-province region, in the province of West Java, Indonesia. Tasikmalaya covers an area of 2,709 km2 and has close to two million residents. (Popu ...

(7 seats)

References

{{reflist, 30em Politics of West Java Provincial assemblies of Indonesia 1950 establishments in Indonesia