1977 Surinamese general election

1977 Surinamese general election

31 October 1977

39 seats in Parliament 20 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– NPS–HPP–KTPI–PSV Henck Arron 45.41 22 0 VHP–VVP–NPD–SPS–PL Jagernath Lachmon 44.12 17 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Henck Arron NPS Henck Arron NPS

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.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	National Party Combination (NPS–HPP–KTPI–PSV)	56,176	45.41	22	0
	United Democratic Party (VHP–VVP–NPD–SPS–PL)	54,583	44.12	17	0
	Nationalist Republican Party	5,871	4.75	0	–
	People's Party [nl]	4,534	3.66	0	New
	Progressive Workers' and Farmers' Union	1,006	0.81	0	New
	Democratic People's Front (DVF–VIP–PLP–BEP–PBP [nl])	964	0.78	0	0
	Progressive Muslim Party	361	0.29	0	New
	Progressive National Party	225	0.18	0	0
Total		123,720	100.00	39	0
Registered voters/turnout		159,082	–
Source: Nohlen

References

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