Ms. Maharani, Member of the Indonesian House of Representatives, the Woman with the Most Votes in the 2019 Legislative Election

Puan Maharani is a female member of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI) who received the most votes in the 2019 legislative election (Pileg). The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) recorded that the Speaker of the DPR RI received 404,034 votes.

This legislative candidate (caleg), number 1 from the Central Java 5 electoral district (Dapil), surpassed her fellow PDI Perjuangan (PDIP) party member, Adriana C. Dondokambey, who received 213,224 votes.

The Speaker of the DPR RI for the 2019-2024 period, who was once touted as a potential presidential candidate in 2024, also outperformed the male candidate with the most votes, Cornelis (PDIP), who received 285,797 votes.

Of the 10 DPR RI members with the most votes in the 2019 election, five were from PDIP, three from the National Democrat Party (Nasdem), one from the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra), and one from the Golkar Party.

Here are the 10 names of DPR RI Members for the 2019-2024 period with the most votes and their respective electoral districts:

1. Puan Maharani (PDIP-Central Java 5): 404,034 votes
2. Adriana C Dondokambey (PDIP-North Sulawesi): 213,224 votes
3. Eva Yuliana (Nasdem-Central Java 5): 189,376 votes
4. My Esti Wijayati (PDIP-Special Region of Yogyakarta): 176,306 votes
5. Rieke Diah Pitaloka (PDIP-West Java 7): 169,729 votes
6. Lestari Moerdijat (Nasdem-Central Java 2): 165,009 votes
7. Sri Wahyuni (Nasdem-East Java 7): 161,102 votes
8. Teti Rohatiningsih (Nasdem-Central Java 8): 147,905 votes
9. Rachel Maryam Sayidina (Golkar-West Java 2): 145,636 votes
10. Puti Guntur Soekarno (PDIP-East Java 1): 139,794 votes

Here are the nine parties that secured seats in the DPR RI for the 2019-2024 period:

1. PDIP: 22.26 percent
2. Golkar: 14.78 percent
3. Gerindra: 13.57 percent
4. Nasdem: 10.26 percent
5. PKB: 10.09 percent
6. Democrat: 9.39 percent
7. PKS: 8.70 percent
8. PAN: 7.65 percent
9. PPP: 3.30 percent