1971 Indonesian legislative election

1971 Indonesian legislative election
Indonesia
← 1955 3 July 1971 1977 →
360 of the 460 seats in the House of Representatives
181 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % 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.