1971 Indonesian legislative election

1971 Indonesian legislative election

← 1955 3 July 1971 1977 →

360 of the 460 seats in the House of Representatives 181 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader % Seats +/– Golkar Suprapto Sukowati [id] 62.80 236 New NU Idham Chalid 18.67 58 +13 PNI Mohammad Isnaeni 6.93 20 −37 Parmusi Mohammad Syafaat Mintaredja 5.36 24 −33 PSII Anwar Tjokroaminoto 2.39 10 +2 Parkindo Melanchton Siregar 1.34 7 −1 Katolik Frans Seda 1.10 3 −3 PERTI Rusli Halil [id] 0.69 2 −2 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Results by city, regency and country Speaker before Speaker after Achmad Sjaichu [id] NU Idham Chalid NU

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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.