1971 Indonesian legislative election

1971 Indonesian legislative election
3 July 1971
360 of the 460 seats of the House of Representatives
181 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Suprapto Sukowati Idham Chalid
Party Golkar NU
Last election Did not exist 18.41%, 45 seats
Seats won 236 58
Seat change New party 13
Popular vote 34,348,673 10,213,650
Percentage 62.80% 18.67%
Swing New party 0.26pp
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Mohammad Isnaeni Mohammad Syafaat Mintaredja
Party PNI Parmusi
Last election 22.32%, 57 seats 20.92%, 57 seats
Seats won 20 24
Seat change 37 33
Popular vote 3,793,266 2,930,746
Percentage 6.93% 5.36%
Swing 15.39pp 15.56pp
Speaker before election

Achmad Sjaichu
NU

Elected Speaker

Idham Chalid
NU

Legislative elections were held in Indonesia on 3 July 1971, the first under the New Order regime. There were ten participants; nine political parties and the "functional group" Golkar, which came first with more than 60 percent of the vote, resulting in an absolute majority in the People's Representative Council.

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