Abstract
Thus, continuous efforts are needed to increase community participation in democracy and participate in filling development. The higher level of community participation in providing suggestions, opinions, input, constructive criticism and other forms of participation will indicate the level of quality of the development and governance process starting from planning, implementation / implementation, and control and supervision. The purpose of this study is to analyze the implementation of community aspiration absorption carried out by the West Nias Regency DPRD and analyze the participation carried out by the community in channeling their aspirations through the West Nias Regency DPRD. The research method used is a descriptive method with a qualitative approach. Descriptive research method is a method in examining a group of people in an object, a system of thought, or in a class of events in the present. The purpose of this descriptive research is to make a description, general picture or painting systematically, factually, and accurately regarding the facts, characteristics and relationships between the phenomena being investigated. The results of this study are 1) The absorption of community aspirations has not fully run well due to limited human resources, minimal facilities and budget, budget limitations and ineffective coordination and communication; 2) The absorption of aspirations is conveyed through formal activities such as the participation of DPRD members in the Musrenbang conducted by the West Nias Regency Government, Recess, Working Visits or sudden inspections and through informal activities carried out by council members on a daily basis (without a prior schedule). ; 3) Public participation in channeling their aspirations is conveyed through personal and/or group complaints, both directly and indirectly, such as through correspondence, mass media, social media and electronic media.