The composition of was as follows:[2] On 24 December 1946, the last day of the conference, Tadjuddin Noor, one of the representatives from South Sulawesi, was elected speaker of the provisional parliament.

It was then decreed by van Mook that the 70 conference delegates would form the provisional parliament, and all members were sworn in.

Tadjuddin Noor announced that the first session of the provisional parliament would be held in the state capital.

[4][5] The first session opened on 22 April 1947, with a speech from President Soekawati, in which he urged members to avoid factional quarrels and announced the formation of a body to work on a definitive constitution.

In a second session the same year, the body passed a 98-article law covering its procedures, including committees and its relationship with the government.

The 32 members who had voted for the pro-Republic figure Speaker Tadjuddin Noor as head of state at the Denpasar Conference formed the Progressive Faction, and chose South Sulawesi representative Abdullah Daeng Mappoedji as their leader.

Meanwhile the other 37 members formed the Development Faction, and was led by Sonda Daeng Mattajang, also from South Sulawesi.

Membership of these factions was not fixed due to, among together reasons, a lack of party discipline to unite them.

The Progressive Faction increased in size to 34 members and named A. Mononoetoe as its chair.