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]

1977 Surinamese general election

31 October 1977
39 seats in the Parliament of the Republic of Suriname 20 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats ± NPK Henck Arron 50.3 22 0 VDP Jagernath Lachmon 39.1 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

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
National Party Combination	56,176	45.4	22	0
United Democratic Party¹	54,583	44.1	17	0
Nationalist Republican Party	5,871	4.7	0	–
People's Party	4,534	3.7	0	New
Progressive Workers' and Farmers' Union	1,006	0.8	0	New
Democratic People's Front²	964	0.8	0	0
Progressive Muslim Party	361	0.3	0	New
Progressive National Party	225	0.2	0	0
Invalid/blank votes		–	–	–
Total	123,720	100	39	0
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]

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