2000 Surinamese general election

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2000 Surinamese general election
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  1996 25 May 2000 2005  

51 seats in the National Assembly
26 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeaderVote %Seats+/–
NFDO Ronald Venetiaan 47.4933+14
DA  [ nl ]KTPINDP Desi Bouterse 15.0410−11
DNP 2000 Jules Wijdenbosch 9.933New
DA'91 Winston Jessurun 6.122−2
PV FAL Jiwan Sital 4.472+1
PALU Iwan Krolis 0.711New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
2000 Surinamese general election - Results by district.svg
Results by district
Chairman of the National Assembly beforeChairman of the National Assembly after
Marijke Djwalapersad
BVD
Jagernath Lachmon
VHP

General elections were held in Suriname on 25 May 2000. [1] The result was a victory for the New Front for Democracy and Development, which won 33 of the 51 seats. Voter turnout was 72%. [2]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
New Front for Democracy and Development 86,80347.4933+14
Millennium Combination (DA  [ nl ]KTPINDP)27,48115.0410–11
Democratic National Platform 2000 18,1549.933New
Democratic Alternative '91 11,1836.122–2
Political Wing of the FAL 8,1734.472+1
Basic Party for Renewal and Democracy 5,8653.210New
Democracy and Development through Unity 4,5612.500New
Renewed Progressive Party 4,5102.470
New Choice4,3612.390New
General Liberation and Development Party 3,1601.7300
Democrats of the 21st Century 2,3231.270New
National Party for Leadership and Development  [ nl ]1,8931.040New
Pendawa Lima 1,4320.780–4
Progressive Workers' and Farmers' Union 1,2900.711New
National Reformation Party7900.430New
Amazon Party Suriname  [ nl ]6080.330New
Progressive Surinamese People's Party 1860.100
Total182,773100.00510
Valid votes182,77395.77
Invalid/blank votes8,0684.23
Total votes190,841100.00
Registered voters/turnout264,94272.03
Source: Nohlen, Centraal HoofdStembureau

References

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