The Bali Regional House of Representatives (; , abbreviated to DPRD Bali) is the unicameral legislature of the Indonesian province of Bali. It is composed of 55 members who are elected through general elections once five years, simultaneously with the national legislative election. The leadership of the Bali Provincial DPRD consists of 1 speaker and 3 deputy speakers who come from the political party with the largest number of seats and votes.
The members of the Bali Provincial DPRD for the 2024–2029 term were elected in the 2024 general election and officially sworn in on 2 September 2024, at the Bali Provincial DPRD Building. The regional house is made up of representatives from six political parties, with the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle holding the largest share by 32 seats and make it to save the majority seats.
History
During the Dutch East Indies government and throughout the Japanese occupation, Bali maintained a quasi-legislative/advisory body, the Paruman Agung, founded in 1938 and counting eight monarchs of Bali as members. In the Indonesian National Revolution, the Paruman Agung was expanded to include 36 members in 1946, and in 1947 the body was divided into a council for the monarchs and a separate council of representatives to be elected.
By 1950, the council of monarchs was abolished, and legislative functions was transferred to a democratically elected Regional House of Representatives (DPRD). I Gusti Putu Merta served as the DPRD inaugural speaker. Among the early laws adopted by the speaker was the annulling of all local laws prohibiting inter-caste marriage in 1951, greatly changing Balinese society. The first election to the DPRD was held in 1955, with the Indonesian National Party winning the most votes and seats, followed by the Indonesian Socialist Party and the Indonesian Communist Party.
The legislature's current building was inaugurated in 1988, and was renovated after a fire in 2000. Prior to the current building, the legislature convened in a one-story building in the Sanur area of Denpasar.
Role and function The Bali Provincial DPRD is a regional people's representative institution whose position is as an organizing element of Regional Government in the Province of Bali.
The function of the Bali Provincial DPRD as regulated in Bali Provincial DPRD Regulation No. 10 of 2009 concerning the Rules of Procedure of the Bali Provincial DPRD is to make regional regulations together with the governor and carry out supervisory functions.pdf Udayana University Powers DPRD powers are classified under Law No. 17 of 2014 as legislative, budgeting, and supervisory powers, which includes creating regional laws, approving budgets proposed by the regional heads (governos/mayors/regents), and monitoring the spending of funds. Additionally, DPRD could propose the removal of a regional head the Ministry of Home Affairs, and may declare impeachment of a regional head. However, DPRD cannot remove regional heads from their positions, which remained the authority of the Supreme Court of Indonesia.
Membership and elections
All DPRD members must be elected as members of political parties.
From the 1971 election until 2024, elections for DPRD were held simultaneously with those for the national legislature, the DPR. However, following a Constitutional Court decision in 2025, starting from the 2029 election, DPRD elections will be held separately from the national legislative elections.
Members are elected for five-year terms without term limits.. An exception applies for the elected members of the 2024-2029 period, whose term is extended until 2031 due to the new requirement of a 2-2.5 year gap between national elections and local elections.
Since the 2004 election, DPRD members have been elected through an open list proportional representation system, using the Sainte-Laguë method to allocate seats since the 2019 election.
The national parliamentary threshold, used in elections to the DPR, does not apply to DPRD elections. Although the 2014 election initially proposed a 3.5 percent threshold for both DPR and DPRD, the Constitutional Court of Indonesia struck down the threshold for DPRDs in 2013, limiting it to DPR elections only.
General election results 2024 Indonesian legislative election The following is the votes acquisition and seats acquisition parties competing in 2024 of the Bali Regional House of Representatives as a results of the 2024 general election. Ballot number Political partyVote acquisition Seat acquisitionSeat changes (2019)3PDI-P1,446,58357.18% 12Gerindra324,64812.83% 44Golkar322,56912.75% 114Democratic152,5066.03% 15NasDem85,3353.37%15PSI52,5172.08%1PKB47,7741.89%8PKS21,2790.84%7Gelora18,3750.73%10Hanura16,8850.67% 117PPP8,8290.35%6Labour8,5730.34%16Perindo7,5730.30%9PKN6,9220.27%12PAN3,8250.15%11Garuda3,1250.12%24Ummat1,7090.07%13PBB9140.04%Total2,529,941100.00%55
Composition
In the 2024 legislative election, the Bali Provincial DPRD placed 55 representatives spread across several factions, with the most votes won by the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P).Daerah-SindoNews: Bali DPRD Leadership Inaugurated, accessed July 28, 2015Bali Provincial KPU: Members of the Bali DPRD were inaugurated , accessed 28 July 2015Politics-VivaNews: 55 members of the Bali DPRD inaugurated, old faces dominate, accessed July 28, 2015
The following is the composition of the members of the Bali Provincial DPRD in the last four periods. Political PartyNumber of Seats in Period 2009–2014 2014–2019 2019–2024 2024–2029 PDI-P 24 24 33 32 Gerindra 2 7 6 10 Golkar 12 11 8 7 Democratic 10 8 4 3 NasDem 2 2 2 PSI 1 1 Hanura 1 1 1 0 PAN 1 0 0 PKPI 1 1 0 PNIM 1 PKPB 1 Pakar Pangan 1 PNBK 2Number of Members 55 55 55 55Number of Parties 10 8 7 6
Parliamentary groups Factions Just like in the national legislature (DPR) the DPRD also has a parliamentary groups called faction or fraction (Indonesian: Fraksi, has a similarities to Fraktion in Germany), a faction is a forum for the DPRD members to gather in order to optimize the implementation of the functions, duties, and authorities as well as the rights and obligations of the DPRD. Each faction has at least the same number of members as the number of commissions in the DPRD.Article 109 of Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 23 of 2014 concerning Regional Government One faction in the Bali Provincial DPRD has at least 4 members. The Bali Provincial DPRD for the 2024-2029 period consists of 4 factions as follows:
Faction Member Parties ChairmanNumber of MembersPDI-P FactionPDI-PI Made Supartha 32Gerindra-PSI FactionGerindraPSII Gede Harja Astawa 11Golkar FactionGolkarAgung Bagus Tri Candra Arka 7Democratic-NasDem FactionDemocraticNasDemDr. Somvir5
Structure Based on Article 110 Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 23 of 2014 concerning Regional Government, the DPRD Equipment (AKD) of the Province consists of: Leadership Deliberative Body (Bamus) Commission Regional Regulation Formation Body (Bapemperda) Budget Agency (Banggar) Honorary Council (BK) Other Equipment (formed through a Plenary Meeting)
Leadership According to laws and regulations, the Provincial DPRD which has members: 35-44 people led by 1 speaker and 2 deputy speaker; 45-84 people led by 1 speaker and 3 deputy speaker; and 85-100 people led by 1 speaker and 4 deputy speaker.Article 111 of Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 23 of 2014 concerning Regional Government The leadership of the Bali DPRD consists of 1 Speaker and 3 Deputy Speaker who come from the political parties that won the first, second, and third most seats (and votes), respectively. PDI-P's Dewa Made Mahayadnya has served as speaker of the legislature since 8 October 2024.Pimpinan DPRD Provinsi Bali 2024-2029 Resmi Dilantik Pj Gubernur Bali Baliprov.Diakses 5 Januari 2025 The following is a list of the Speakers of the Bali Provincial DPRD in the last three periods: DPRD Period Speaker Political Party Started Serving Ended Serving2009–2014 Anak Agung Ngurah Oka Ratmadi PDI-P200920142014–2019I Nyoman Adi WiryatamaPDI-PSeptember 1, 2014September 1, 20192019–2024September 2, 2019September 2, 20242024-2029Dewa Made MahayadnyaPDI-POctober 8, 2024Incumbent
Commissions According to the provisions of the law, the Provincial DPRD with 35-55 members can form 4 commissions and the Provincial DPRD with more than 55 members can form 5 commissions.Article 113 of Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 23 of 2014 concerning Regional Government The Bali Provincial DPRD has four commissions as follows: Commission I for Law, Security, Politics, and Apparatus. Commission II for Tourism, Finance, and Regional Taxes. Commission III for Regional Development (Public Works, Urban Planning, Parks, Cleanliness, Transportation, Mining and Energy, Public Housing, Environment, Licensing and Forestry). Commission IV for Education, Arts, Customs, and Culture.
The following are the leaders of the AKD (bodies and commissions) of the Bali Provincial DPRD for the 2024-2029 period: AKD NameChairperson Political PartyDeliberative Body(BAMUS)Dewa Made MahayadnyaPDI-PBudget Body(BANGGAR)Regional Regulation Formation Agency(BAPEMPERDA)I Ketut Tama TenayaPDI-PHonorary Body(BK)I Ketut SuryadiPDI-PCommission II Nyoman BudiutamaPDI-PCommission IIAgung Bagus Pratiksa LinggihGolkarCommission IIII Nyoman SuyasaGerindraCommission IVI Nyoman SuwirtaPDI-P
Electoral districts/constituencies
In the 2019 legislative election and 2024 legislative election, the Bali Provincial DPRD election is divided into 9 electoral districts known as Dapil (constituency) as follows: Constituency Name Constituency Region Number of SeatsBALI 1 Denpasar City 8BALI 2 Badung Regency6BALI 3 Tabanan Regency6BALI 4 Jembrana Regency4BALI 5 Buleleng Regency12BALI 6 Bangli Regency3BALI 7 Karangasem Regency7BALI 8 Klungkung Regency3BALI 9 Gianyar Regency6TOTAL55
List of members Current members 2024–2029 period