1982 Indonesian Legislative Election
4 May 1982 · The New Order's managed elections · 360 seats, 181 for a majority
Legislative elections were held in Indonesia on 4 May 1982. They were the fourth legislative elections since independence and the third under the New Order regime There were three participants; the two political parties, the United Development Party (PPP), the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) and the "functional group" Golkar.
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
242 of 360 seats
Turnout
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The result
| Share of the DPR | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golkar | Amir Murtono | 242 | +10 | 48.334.724 | 64.3% | +2.2 | |
| United Development Party | Jailani Naro | 94 | +5 | 20.871.880 | 27.8% | -1.5 | |
| Indonesian Democratic Party | Sunawar Sukowati | 24 | +5 | 5.919.702 | 7.9% | -0.7 |