REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN IN LEGISLATIVE ELECTION IN THE LOCAL LEVEL Ruddy Oktarino Zakaria
Universitas Muhammadiyah Sidoarjo
Abstract
Law Number 8 of 2012 about General Election Article 55 explains that legislative candidates contain at least 30% representation of women. This study aims to analyze the representation of women in legislative elections in the local level. This research is a qualitative descriptive that located in Sidoarjo with the object is Partai Kebangkitan Bangsa (PKB). The informants in this study were the administrators of Partai Kebangkitan Bangsa and legislative members from Partai Kebangkitan Bangsa. The results of this study indicate that legislative candidates of Partai Kebangkitan Bangsa for 2014-2019 period have not fulfilled 30% of womens representation. It can be seen from 12 elected legislative candidates from Partai Kebangkitan Bangsa, only 1 woman elected legislative candidate. The data shows that only 8.3% of women are represented in legislative elections in Sidoarjo from Partai Kebangkitan Bangsa. This condition means that it is not in accordance with Law Number 8 of 2012 about General Elections Article 55.
Keywords: Representation of Women, Legislative Member, General Election.
