The following article lists the members of the Indonesian House of Representatives for the 1956–1959 period. Its membership consisted of 257 members elected in the 1955 Indonesian legislative election and 15 members appointed as representatives of ethnic minorities and Papua, which was then under the control of the Netherlands.
Composition Fractions in the house consisted of two types: single-party fractions (marked in green) and multi-party fractions (marked in yellow). + Fraction name Elected members Appointed members Total members Indonesian National Party 57 1 58 Masyumi Party 57 3 60 Nahdlatul Ulama 45 2 47 Communist Party of Indonesia 32 0 32 National Progressive 11 Murba (2) Baperki (1) Permai (1) Acoma (1) Grinda (1) PIR-Wongsonegoro (1) Soedjono Prawirosoedarso (1) 0 11 Indonesian Islamic Union Party 8 0 8 Indonesian Christian Party 8 1 9 Catholic 7 Catholic Party (6) Dayak Unity Party (1) 1 8 Proclamation Supporter 6 Labor Party (2) PRI (2) PRIM (1) PRD (1) 0 6 Development 7 0 7 Indonesian Socialist Party 5 0 5 Islamic Education Movement 4 0 4 League of Supporters of Indonesian Independence 4 1 5 Movement to Defend the Pancasila 2 0 2 Police Employee's Association of the Republic of Indonesia 2 0 2 Islamic Victory Force 1 0 1 Islamic Tharikah Unity Party 1 0 1 PIR-Hazairin 1 0 1 Unity 0 3 3 Independent 0 2 2 Total 257 15 272Source:
Leadership
OfficeMembership NumberConstituencyPortraitNamePartyRefsSpeaker1Central JavaSartonoPNIDeputy Speaker17South SumatraZainul ArifinNUDeputy Speaker57West JavaArudji KartawinataPSIIDeputy Speaker11South SumatraZainal Abidin AhmadMasyumi
Elected