摘要：Based on data from the Election Commission, the number of public participation in the elections of2004 was 84%, while at the elections of 2009 the number of participation decreased to 71%. The decliningparticipation shows increasing number of participants who did not vote or abstain. This phenomenon needs tobe taken seriously by the Election Commission to conduct intensive socialization. The purpose of this study wasto analyze the effectiveness of political socialization in the 2014 legislative elections by the ElectionCommission. The research method used was a qualitative method, the research data consists of primary andsecondary data. Primary data is done through observation and interview techniques. Results and Discussionrevealed that political socialization is very important. KPU socialization process, not just invite people to cometo the polling stations (TPS), but also urge people to maintain order and the smooth running of the 2014election. Commission was targeting 75% of community participation, and based on the results of the finalcalculation, the data shows the number of public participation is 75.11%. The conclusion of this study is theCommission has successfully reached its target in suppressing the number of abstain, and this shows that theCommission has effectively conduct political socialization
关键词：political participation; political socialization; and general election
