1999 Indonesian legislative election

1999 Indonesian legislative election
7 June 1999
462 of the 500 seats of the People's Representative Council
232 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Megawati Sukarnoputri Akbar Tanjung Matori Abdul Djalil
Party PDI-P Golongan Karya PKB
Last election – 74.51%, 325 seats –
Seats won 153 120 51
Seat change New 205 New
Popular vote 35,689,073 23,741,749 13,336,982
Percentage 33.76% 22.46% 12.62%
Swing New 50.05pp New
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Hamzah Haz Amien Rais Yusril Ihza Mahendra
Party PPP PAN PBB
Last election 22.43%, 89 seats – –
Seats won 58 34 13
Seat change 31 New New
Popular vote 11,329,905 7,528,956 2,049,708
Percentage 10.71% 7.12% 1.94%
Swing 11.72pp New New
     PDI-P      Golkar      PKB      PPP
Party with largest vote share by province
Leadership before election

MPR: Harmoko (Golkar)
DPR: Harmoko (Golkar)

 New leadership

MPR: Amien Rais (PAN)
DPR: Akbar Tanjung (Golkar)

Early legislative elections were held in Indonesia on 7 June 1999. They were the first elections since the fall of Suharto and end of the New Order, the first free elections in Indonesia since 1955, and the first and only free legislative election held in East Timor during Indonesian provincehood. With the ending of restrictions on political activity following the fall of Suharto, a total of 48 parties contested the 462 seats up for election in the People's Representative Council. A further 38 seats were reserved for members of the armed forces.

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