1982 Indonesian legislative election

1982 Indonesian legislative election

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360 of 460 seats in the House of Representatives 183 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Amir Murtono Jailani Naro Sunawar Sukowati Party Golkar PPP PDI Last election 62.11%, 232 seats 29.29%, 99 seats 8.60%, 29 seats Seats won 242 94 24 Seat change 10 5 5 Popular vote 48,334,724 20,871,880 5,919,702 Percentage 64.34% 27.78% 7.88% Swing 2.23pp 1.51pp 0.72pp
Results of the election by regency Results of the overseas elections      Golkar      PPP
Speaker before election Daryatmo Golkar Elected Speaker Amir Machmud Golkar

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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. As with all elections during the New Order regime, the government-backed Golkar organization won an absolute majority.