Legislative elections were held in Indonesia on 29 September 1955 to elect all 257 members of the House of Representatives. They were the first national elections to be held in the country following i
Sidik Djojosukarto, Kepartaian di Indonesia, p 20
Mohammad Natsir, Pekan Buku Indonesia 1954, p 244
Abdul Wahab Hasbullah
D. N. Aidit, Kepartaian dan Parlementaria Indonesia, p 490
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The Council of Indonesian Muslim Associations, better known as the Masyumi Party or simply Masyumi, was a major Islamic political party in Indonesia during the Liberal Democracy period of the 1950s. I
1955 Indonesian legislative election
…a clear mandate. Following negotiations, Ali Sastroamidjojo was able to form a coalition government consisting of the Indonesian National Party, the Masyumi Party, and Nahdlatul Ulama. The legislature formed through the election served from 1956 to 1959 and was eventually dissolved by President Sukarno via…
President Sukarno at a 1954 Masyumi convention
A pamphlet released by Masyumi for the 1955 election