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1987 Indonesian legislative election

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400 of the 500 seats in the DPR[a]
201 seats needed for a majority
Turnout96.4% Decrease 0.1pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Sudharmono Jailani Naro Suryadi
Party Golkar PPP PDI
Leader since 25 October 1983 20 August 1984 2 May 1986
Last election 64,34%,
242 seats
27.78%,
94 seats
7.88%,
24 seats
Seats won 299 61 40
Seat change Increase57 Decrease33 Increase16
Popular vote 62,783,680 13,701,428 9,384,708
Percentage 73.11% 15.96% 10.93%
Swing Increase8.77pp Decrease11.82pp Increase3.05pp




Speaker before election

Amir Machmud
Golkar

Speaker-elect

Kharis Suhud
Golkar

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 days 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 it's 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 seats 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.

Background

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Opposition struggles

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Run-up to the campaign

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Election campaign

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Golkar campaign

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The 1982 Golkar Congress was held in Jakarta, from 20 until 25 October 1982.[1] As a result of the congress, then Minister of the State Secretariat Sudharmono was appointed as chairman of the party, with Sarwono Kusumaatmadja being elected General Secretary.[2]

PPP campaign

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PDI campaign

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Radio campaigns

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Television campaigns

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Results

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National results

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Results by province

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Election analysis

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Aftermath

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Election irregularities

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1988 MPR Session

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b The remaining 100 seats consisted of unelected members of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (ABRI), who were directly appointed by the government. See Dwifungsi for more information.

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ Effendy et al. 2012, p. 109.
  2. ^ Effendy et al. 2012, pp. 111–112.

Sources

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  • Silalahi, Harry Tjan (1988). "The 1987 Election in Indonesia". Southeast Asian Affairs. ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute: 97–105. ISSN 0722-8821. JSTOR 27911950. Retrieved 27 December 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) CS1 maint: url-status (link)