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{{Short description|Parliamentary council of Indonesia}}
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{{Infobox legislature
| background_color   = #f1c647
| text_color         = #000000
| name               = Regional Representative Council
| native_name        = {{lang|id|Dewan Perwakilan Daerah}}
| legislature        = 2024–2029 period
| coa_pic            = Coat of arms of the Regional Representative Council of Indonesia.svg
| house_type         = Upper house
| body               = People's Consultative Assembly
| established        = {{start date and age|2004|10|01|df=y|br=y}}
| preceded_by        = ''Utusan Daerah'' (Regional Representatives)
| new_session        = 1 October 2024
| leader1            = [[Sultan Bachtiar Najamudin]]
| leader1_type       = [[List of speakers of the Regional Representative Council of Indonesia|Speaker]]
| party1             = ([[Bengkulu]])
| election1          = 2 October 2024
| leader2            = [[Ratu Hemas|GKR Hemas]]
| leader2_type       = [[List of deputy speakers of the Regional Representative Council of Indonesia|Deputy Speaker]]
| party2             = ([[Special Region of Yogyakarta|Yogyakarta]])
| election2          = 2 October 2024
| leader3            = [[Yorrys Raweyai]]
| leader3_type       = Deputy Speaker
| party3             = ([[Central Papua]])
| election3          = 2 October 2024
| leader4            = [[Tamsil Linrung]]
| leader4_type       = Deputy Speaker
| party4             = ([[South Sulawesi]])
| election4          = 2 October 2024
| members            = 152
| structure1         = DPD RI 2024–2029.svg
| structure1_res     = 250px
| political_groups1  = {{Colorbox|{{party color|Non-partisan democracy}}|border=silver}} [[Non-partisan democracy|Nonpartisan]] (152)
| term_length        = Five years
| voting_system1     = [[Single non-transferable vote]]
| last_election1     = [[2024 Indonesian general election|14 February 2024]]
| next_election1     = ''[[2029 Indonesian general election|2029]]''
| session_room       = 
| session_res        = 
| meeting_place      = [[MPR/DPR/DPD building|Nusantara V Building, Parliamentary Complex]]<br>[[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]]
| website            = {{URL|http://www.dpd.go.id|dpd.go.id}}
| authority          = On the area of [[Subdivisions of Indonesia|regional governments]] only:
* Propose and give advice on bills to the [[House of Representatives (Indonesia)|lower house]];
* Oversight on the execution of laws{{sfn|Asshiddiqie|2009|pp=11-12}}
* No law-making power{{sfn|Asshiddiqie|2009|p=12}}
}}
{{Politics of Indonesia}}

The '''Regional Representative Council''' ({{langx|id|Dewan Perwakilan Daerah}}, '''DPD'''; alternatively translatable as the '''House of Regions''' or the '''House of Regional Representatives''' or the '''Senate of Indonesia'''), is one of two [[parliamentary chamber]]s in [[Indonesia]]. Together with the [[House of Representatives (Indonesia)|House of Representatives ('''DPR''')]], it makes up the Indonesian national legislative body, the [[People's Consultative Assembly|''Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat'' ('''MPR''')]].{{sfn|Indrayana|2005|p=369}} Under Indonesia's constitution, the authority of the DPD is limited to areas related to regional governments and can only propose and give advice on bills to the DPR.{{sfn|Asshiddiqie|2009|pp=11-12}} Unlike the DPR, the DPD has no direct law-making power.{{sfn|Asshiddiqie|2009|p=12}} Its members are usually called senators instead of DPD members.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/dpdri|title=Senator Indonesia|language=id|website=twitter.com|access-date=27 September 2018}}</ref>

==History==
The idea of regional representation in parliament was initially accommodated in the original version of the [[Constitution of Indonesia|1945 Constitution]], with the concept of ''Utusan Daerah'' (Regional Representatives) in the MPR, along with ''Utusan Golongan'' (Group Representatives) and members of the DPR. This is regulated in Article 2 of the constitution, which states that ''"The MPR consists of members of the DPR plus representatives from regions and groups, according to the rules established by law".'' This loose arrangement was then further regulated by various laws and regulations.

In the Constitution of the [[United States of Indonesia]] enacted in 1949, the idea was realized in the form of ''Senat Republik Indonesia Serikat'' (Senate of the United States of Indonesia), representing the states and working side by side with the DPR.

As a replacement for ''Utusan Daerah'', the DPD was created by the [[Amendments to the Constitution of Indonesia#Third amendment|third amendment]] to the 1945 Constitution enacted on 9 November 2001 in a move towards [[bicameralism]]. The DPD does not have the revising powers of an [[upper house]] like the [[United States Senate]]. Article 22D restricts the DPD to dealing with bills on "''regional autonomy, the relationship of central and local government, formation, expansion and merger of regions, management of natural resources and other economic resources, and Bills related to the financial balance between the centre and the regions.''"{{sfn|Indrayana|2005|p=446}}

The [[International Foundation for Electoral Systems]] conducted a tracking survey in the [[2004 Indonesian legislative election|Indonesian legislative elections in 2004]] which showed that not all voters knew how to vote for candidates for the new Regional Representative Council, or were even aware of its existence.<ref>{{cite journal|first=Chanintira|last=na Thalang|date=June 2005|title=The Legislative Elections in Indonesia, April 2004|journal=Electoral Studies|volume=24|issue=2|pages=326–332|doi=10.1016/j.electstud.2004.10.006|url=https://zenodo.org/record/896485}}</ref> The first 128 elected senators of the DPD were sworn in for the first time on 1 October 2004.

The DPD is not a true upper house, because the power of the DPD is relatively weak compared to the older chamber, the DPR, notably, it has no direct law-making or the power to veto bills.<ref name="HarijantiLindsey2006">{{cite journal|last1=Harijanti|first1=Susi Dwi|last2=Lindsey|first2=Tim|title=Indonesia: General elections test the amended Constitution and the new Constitutional Court|journal=International Journal of Constitutional Law|date=January 2006|volume=4|issue=1|pages=138–150|doi=10.1093/icon/moi055|doi-access=free}}</ref>{{sfn|Asshiddiqie|2009|p=11}} According to Indonesian constitutional scholar [[Jimly Asshiddiqie]], the relative weakness of the DPD was a result of a compromise in the committee responsible for the constitutional amendment.{{sfn|Asshiddiqie|2009|p=11}} The reformist faction wanted a strong second chamber in addition to the existing DPR to strengthen [[checks and balances]], but the conservative faction opposed this.{{sfn|Asshiddiqie|2009|p=11}}

== Membership ==
{{Further|List of current senators of the Regional Representative Council}}

Article 22C of the [[Constitution of Indonesia|Constitution]] says that all members of the DPD are elected through the same legislative election every five years, along with the members of the House of Representatives. The total number of senators is limited so that it does not exceed one-third of that of DPR. Each of the 38 [[provinces of Indonesia]] elect 4 members to the DPD, for a total of 152. At the inaugural [[2004 Indonesian legislative election|2004 legislative election]], there were 32 provinces resulting in 128 senators, but as new provinces have been created the number of senators has been increased in subsequent elections. The number of senators were 132 starting in [[2009 Indonesian legislative election|2009]], 136 starting in [[2014 Indonesian legislative election|2014]], and 152 starting in [[2024 Indonesian legislative election|2024]].

Senators are elected on a non-partisan basis using [[single non-transferable voting]]. However, many candidates in the 2004 election had links to the parties represented in the House of Representatives, the ''Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat'' or DPR. The senators elected to the Council represent the interests of their provinces, therefore the DPD can be seen as a reform of the ''utusan daerah'' (regional representatives) of the MPR during the Suharto era, which was appointed to the MPR at the president's discretion.<ref name="HarijantiLindsey2006" />

==Powers and structure==
The DPD can propose regional bills to the House of Representatives and its senators must be heard on any regional bill proposed by the said House.<ref name="HarijantiLindsey2006" />

==Leadership==
{{Further|List of speakers of the Regional Representative Council of Indonesia#Speakers of the Regional Representative Council}}

==Miscellaneous==
The acronym '''DPD''' is a common one in Indonesia. In political parties, it usually stands for ''Dewan Pimpinan Daerah'' (Local Leadership Council) and is seated at each provincial capital. It should not be confused with the legislative body.

==References==
* {{cite web|last=Indrayana|first=Denny|year=2005|title=Indonesian Constitutional Reform 1999–2002: An Evaluation of Constitution-Making in Transition|url=http://minerva-access.unimelb.edu.au/handle/11343/36919|publisher=Faculty of Law, University of Melbourne}}
* {{cite web|last=Asshiddiqie|first=Jimly|author-link=Jimly Asshiddiqie|year=2009|title=Lembaga Perwakilan dan Permusyawaratan Rakyat Tingkat Pusat|language=id|url=http://www.jimly.com/makalah/namafile/40/Trikameralisme_DPD.doc|website=jimly.com}}

===Notes===
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==External links==
{{Portal|Indonesia}}
* [http://www.dpd.go.id/ DPD homepage] {{in lang|id}}

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