Great Indonesia Unity Party
Great Indonesian Unity Party–Hazairin/ Great Indonesian Unity Party–Wongsonegoro PIR–Hazairin/ PIR–Wongsonegoro | |
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| Leader | Wongsonegoro (Wongsonegoro's faction) Hazairin (Hazairin's faction) |
| Founded | 1948; as PNI–Merdeka (PNI-Independent) |
| Split from | Indonesian National Party (Right faction) |
| Headquarters | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Ideology | Conservatism Indonesian nationalism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| DPR (1955) | 2 / 257
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| Konstituante | 4 / 514
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The Great Indonesia Unity Party (Indonesian: Partai Parsatuan Indonesia Raya, PIR) was an Indonesian political party established in 1948. It was founded by a group of dissenters who broke away from the Indonesian National Party (PNI) because of their dissatisfaction with the PNI's increasingly left-wing stance. Its chairman was Wongsonegoro, governor of Central Java. The party aimed to be based on neither religion like the Masyumi or a western political outlook (like the PNI). Initially known as the PNI-Merdeka (PNI-Independent) it subsequently changed its name to the Great Indonesia Unity Party.[1]
In 1954, following an internal dispute about whether the party should continue to serve in the cabinet, it split into two factions.[2] In the 1955 Indonesian legislative election, the faction led by Wongsonegoro won 0.5 percent of the vote, while the faction led by Hazairin won 0.3 percent. Each faction was awarded one seat in the legislature, the People's Consultative Assembly.[3]
Election results
[edit]People's Representative Council
[edit]| Election | Party leader | Seats | Seat change | Votes | % of votes | Outcome of election |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Wongsonegoro (Wongsonegoro's faction) |
1 / 257 |
178,481 | 0.47% | Opposition | |
| 1955 | Hazairin (Hazairin's faction) |
1 / 257 |
114,644 | 0.30% | Governing coalition | |
Constitutional Assembly
[edit]| Election | Party leader | Seats | Votes | % of votes | Bloc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Wongsonegoro (Wongsonegoro's faction) |
2 / 514 |
162,420 | 0.43% | Pancasila Bloc |
| 1955 | Hazairin (Hazairin's faction) |
2 / 514 |
101,509 | 0.27% | Pancasila Bloc |
Notes
[edit]- ↑ Kahin 1952, pp. 324–325, 469.
- ↑ Feith 2007, p. 381.
- ↑ Feith 2007, p. 435.
References
[edit]- Feith, Herbert (2007) [1962]. The Decline of Constitutional Democracy in Indonesia. Equinox Publishing (Asia) Pte Ltd. ISBN 978-0-674-01834-1.
- Kahin, George McTurnan (1952). Nationalism and Revolution in Indonesia. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press. ISBN 0-8014-9108-8.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - Ricklefs, M.C. (2008) [1981]. A History of Modern Indonesia Since c.1300 (4th ed.). London: MacMillan. ISBN 978-0-230-54685-1.
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