1977 Surinamese general election

General elections were held in Suriname on 31 October 1977, the first after independence.[1] The result was a victory for the National Party Combination (an alliance of the National Party of Suriname, the Renewed Progressive Party, the Party for National Unity and Solidarity and the Suriname Progressive People's Party),[2] which won 22 of the 39 seats. Voter turnout was 77.8%.[3]

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Results

Party Votes % Seats +/-
National Party Combination56,17645.4220
United Democratic Party¹54,58344.1170
Nationalist Republican Party5,8714.70
People's Party4,5343.70New
Progressive Workers' and Farmers' Union1,0060.80New
Democratic People's Front²9640.800
Progressive Muslim Party3610.30New
Progressive National Party2250.200
Invalid/blank votes
Total123,720100390
Source: Nohlen

¹ The United Democratic Party was an alliance of the Progressive Reform Party, the United People's Party, the NPD, the Socialist Party of Suriname and Pendawa Lima.[4]

² The Democratic People's Front was an alliance of the Democratic People's Front, the United Indian Party, the Progressive Farm Labourer's Party, the Bush Negro Unity Party and the Progressive Bush Negro Party.[4]

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References

  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p614 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. Nohlen, p620
  3. Nohlen, p615
  4. Nohlen, p620
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