IMPLIKASI RESES ANGGOTA DEWAN PERWAKILAN RAKYAT DAERAH KABUPATEN INDRAGIRI HILIR DALAM PERSPEKTIF DEMOKRASI PERWAKILAN (STUDI DAERAH PEMILIHAN VI (ENAM))

Abstract

Law Number 23 of 2014 concerning Regional Government is contained in
Article 108 Letter I, Article 161 Letter I, which reads "what is meant by
"recurring work visits" is the obligation of members of the Regency/Municipal
DPRD to meet with their constituents regularly at every period. recess, the results
of which meetings with constituents are reported in writing to political parties
through their factions in the Regency/Municipal DPRD”. That DPRD members
among others have the obligation to absorb, collect constituents' aspirations
through regular working visits, accommodate and follow up on community
aspirations and complaints. DPRD members and their representatives have their
respective electoral districts or abbreviated as DAPIL. One example is in the
constituency VI (six) of the downstream Indragiri Regency, there are 4 subdistricts that are members of the DAPIL, namely Keritang District, Reteh District,
Sungai Batang District, and Kemuning District. Here the author specializes in
Keritang District and Reteh District. Where the area is not translated by people
so that there is omission in the area. Within the DAPIL there are several council
members who have their respective sub-districts who are members of the DAPIL
VI (six).
This study uses a sociological legal research type. This research is
descriptive in nature, namely research that seeks to systematically and carefully
provide facts with certain population characteristics. The results of the research
conducted by the authors of the implementation of the recess, especially in
Keritang District, and Reteh District, Electoral District VI, Indragiri Hilir
Regency have not been implemented or have not had good implications, where
council members conduct recess only for formalities, recess implementation is
also carried out in certain areas. Council members conduct a recess in the
regions that win the most votes at the time of the general election. Therefore, the
author offers the existence of rules in the Government Regulation of the Republic
of Indonesia Number 12 of 2018 concerning Guidelines for the Preparation of
Orders for the Provincial, Regency, and City Regional House of Representatives
regarding the obligation for members of the House of Representatives. the council
conducts recess throughout the villages that are its constituencies.
Keywords: Recess, DPRD, Recess Implementation.