8 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁Activ ists ▁of ▁J ema ah ▁Tar bi y ah ▁established ▁the ▁Justice ▁Party , ▁the ▁prede cess or ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁with ▁Nur ma hm udi ▁Is mail ▁as ▁its ▁first ▁president . ▁The ▁Justice ▁Party ▁was ▁reconst it uted ▁as ▁the ▁Pro s per ous ▁Justice ▁Party ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁after ▁the ▁Justice ▁Party ▁failed ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁required ▁two ▁percent ▁of ▁elect oral ▁threshold ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁election ▁that ▁it ▁needed ▁to ▁contest ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁election . ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁legisl ative ▁elections , ▁the ▁P KS ▁won ▁ 7 . 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁popular ▁vote ▁and ▁ 4 5 ▁out ▁of ▁ 5 5 0 ▁seats , ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁sevent h - larg est ▁party ▁in ▁parliament . ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁gain ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 . 4 % ▁received ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁In ▁addition , ▁its ▁leader ▁H iday at ▁Nur ▁W ah id ▁was ▁elected ▁speaker ▁of ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Cons ult ative ▁Assembly . ▁P KS ' s ▁strong est ▁support ▁is ▁in ▁major ▁urban ▁cent ers , ▁particularly ▁Jak arta , ▁where ▁it ▁won ▁the ▁largest ▁share ▁of ▁seats ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁elections , ▁the ▁party ' s