The Bali Regional House of Representatives (Indonesian: Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah Provinsi Bali, lit.'People's Representatives Council of Bali', abbreviated to DPRD Bali or DPRDB) is a regional people's representative institution whose position is as an organizing element of Regional Government in the Province of Bali. The Bali Provincial DPRD consists of 55 people who are elected through general elections once every five years. The leadership of the Bali Provincial DPRD consists of 1 Chair and 3 Deputy Chairmen who come from political party who owns the largest number of seats and votes. The current members of the Bali Provincial DPRD are the results of the 2024 Election who were inaugurated on September 2, 2019 at the Bali Provincial DPRD Building. The composition of members of the Bali Province DPRD for the 2024-2029 period consists of 7 political parties where Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) is the political party with the most seats, namely 33 seats each.[1]
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.[2]
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 council's inaugural chairman. Among the early laws adopted by the council was the annulling of all local laws prohibiting inter-caste marriage in 1951, greatly changing Balinese society.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4]
Membership composition
Map of vote and seat acquisition in each electoral district in the 2024 Election
In the 2024 Election, the Bali Provincial DPRD placed 55 representatives spread across several factions, with the most votes won by the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP).[5][6][7]
PDI-P's Dewa Made Mahayadnya has served as speaker of the legislature since 8 October 2024.[8]
The following is the composition of the members of the Bali Provincial DPRD in the last four periods.[9][10][11][12][13][14]
Faction is a forum for 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.[15] 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:[16]
Other Equipment (formed through a Plenary Meeting)
DPRD Leadership
According to laws and regulations, the Provincial DPRD which has members: 35-44 people led by 1 chairman and 2 vice chairmen; 45-84 people led by 1 chairman and 3 vice chairmen; and 85-100 people led by 1 chairman and 4 vice chairmen.[17] The leadership of the Bali DPRD consists of 1 Chairman and 3 Vice Chairmen who come from the political parties that won the first, second, and third most seats (and votes), respectively. The following is a list of the Chairmen of the Bali DPRD in the last three periods.[18][19][20][21]
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.[22] 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:[16]
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