1977 Indonesian Legislative Election
2 May 1977 · The New Order's managed elections · 360 seats, 181 for a majority
In 1971, the New Order regime of Indonesia held the first legislative elections since 1955 in an effort to establish a system of government with President Suharto and the Indonesian military in control and to give this system legitimacy.
A managed election under Suharto's New Order: only sanctioned parties could run and the ruling Golkar's victory was engineered in advance. Recorded here as history, not as a free election.
President before
Suharto
Golkar
President (continued)
Suharto
Golkar
Largest force
Golkar
232 of 360 seats
Turnout
90.9%
The result
| Share of the DPR | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golkar | Amir Murtono | 232 | +100 | 39.750.096 | 62.1% | -0.7 | |
| United Development Party | Mohammad Syafaat Mintaredja | 99 | 0 | 18.743.491 | 29.3% | +2.2 | |
| Indonesian Democratic Party | Sanusi Hardjadinata | 29 | 0 | 5.504.757 | 8.6% | -1.5 |