1977 Surinamese general election

1977 Surinamese general election
Suriname
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39 seats in Parliament
20 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
NPSHPPKTPIPSV Henck Arron 45.41 22 0
VHPVVP–NPD–SPSPL 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.

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