1971 Indonesian legislative election

1971 Indonesian legislative election

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360 of the 460 seats of the House of Representatives 181 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Suprapto Sukowati [id] 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
Results by city and regency Results of overseas voting
Speaker before election Achmad Sjaichu [id] NU Elected Speaker 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.