1987 Indonesian legislative election

1987 Indonesian legislative election

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400 of the 500 seats in the House of Representatives 201 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Sudharmono Jailani Naro Suryadi Party Golkar PPP PDI Last election 64.34%, 242 seats 27.78%, 94 seats 7.88%, 24 seats Seats won 299 61 40 Seat change 57 33 16 Popular vote 62,783,680 13,701,428 9,384,708 Percentage 73.11% 15.96% 10.93% Swing 8.77pp 11.82pp 3.05pp
Results of the election by regency Results of the overseas elections      Golkar      PPP
Speaker before election Amir Machmud Golkar Elected Speaker Kharis Suhud Golkar

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Legislative elections were held in Indonesia on 23 April 1987, to elect 400 of the 500 members of the People's Representative Council (DPR), the national legislature.^[a] The election was the fifth legislative election in the country since independence and the fourth legislative election under President Suharto's New Order. The election resulted in an outright majority for Golkar, which retained its status as the ruling party of the country.

According to the General Elections Institution, the election campaign began on 24 March and ended on 18 April, with a four-day election silence up until election day on 22 April. In addition, the New Order regime also implemented a number of regulations which benefited Golkar. These include a ban on the formation of party branches below the provincial level, a reduction in the campaign period (from 45 to 25 days), and a ban on criticism of government policies.

Golkar, like in all other elections during the New Order, won an outright majority of the vote, defeating both opposition parties, and retaining its status as the ruling political party. It increased its share of votes from 64.34% to 73.11%, and its share of seats increasing from 242 seats to 299 seats. The result for the opposition was mixed. While the United Development Party (PPP) saw both its share of votes and share of seats decline, from 27.78% to just 15.96% and from 94 to 61 seats; The Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) had their best showing up until that point, as it increased its performance by 16 seats, and 3.05% of the popular vote.
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