1987 Indonesian Legislative Election
23 April 1987 · The New Order's managed elections · 400 seats, 201 for a majority
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. The election was the fifth legislative election in the country since independence and the fourth legislative election under President Suharto's New Order.
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
299 of 400 seats
Turnout
91.4%
The result
| Share of the DPR | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golkar | Sudharmono | 299 | +57 | 62.783.680 | 73.1% | +8.8 | |
| United Development Party | Jailani Naro | 61 | +33 | 13.701.428 | 16.0% | -11.8 | |
| Indonesian Democratic Party | Suryadi | 40 | +16 | 9.384.708 | 10.9% | +3.0 |