1991 Surinamese general election

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1991 Surinamese general election
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  1987 25 May 1991 1996  

51 seats in the National Assembly
26 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeader%Seats+/–
NFDO Ronald Venetiaan 54.2930−10
NDP Dési Bouterse 21.6812+9
DA'91PL Hans Prade 16.659+5
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Chairman of the National Assembly beforeChairman of the National Assembly after
Jagernath Lachmon
VHP
Jagernath Lachmon
VHP

General elections were held in Suriname on 25 May 1991. [1] The result was a victory for the New Front for Democracy and Development (an alliance of the National Party of Suriname, the Progressive Reform Party, the Party for National Unity and Solidarity and the Surinamese Labour Party), which won 30 of the 51 seats. Voter turnout was 69%

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Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
New Front for Democracy and Development 86,21754.2930–10
National Democratic Party 34,42921.6812+9
Democratic Alternative '91Pendawa Lima [lower-alpha 1] 26,44616.659+5
Progressive Workers' and Farmers' Union 4,8073.030–4
Partij Perbangunan Rakjat Suriname4,4632.8100
People's Party  [ nl ]1,2320.780New
General Liberation and Development Party 6160.390New
Progressive Surinamese People's Party 5990.380New
Total158,809100.00510
Valid votes158,80992.80
Invalid/blank votes12,3137.20
Total votes171,122100.00
Registered voters/turnout246,92969.30
Source: Nohlen, Consulytic

Notes

  1. Democratic Alternative '91 won seven of the nine seats and Pendawa Lima two. [2]

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References

  1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p614 ISBN   978-0-19-928357-6
  2. Nohlen, p622