Pontianak sees five new female councilors

Mon, 05/18/2009 1:42 PM | National

JAKARTA: Pontianak General Elections Committee chairman Viryan Aziz said Sunday that five women have officially secured seats at the Pontianak regional legislative council (DPRD) for the 2009 - 2014 period.

Aziz told kompas.com that the five female legislators were Uray Henny Novita from the Hanura Party, Dominica from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), Mardiana from the Regional Unity Party (PPD), Syarifah Yuliana from the United Development Party and Khoum Khiok Miang from the Democratic Party (PD).

He said the PD had secured 8 seats, Golkar 6 and PDI-P 5, while the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), PPP and PAN won 4 seats respectively in the Pontianak regional representative council. -JP