1996 Surinamese general election
Suriname
23 May 1996

51 seats in the National Assembly
26 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
NFDO Ronald Venetiaan 41.78 24 −6
NDP Jules Wijdenbosch 26.21 16 +4
DA'91 13.00 4 −3
PL 9.25 4 +2
PDA 8.40 3 +3
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Chairman of the National Assembly before Chairman of the National Assembly after
Jagernath Lachmon
VHP
Marijke Djwalapersad
BVD

General elections were held in Suriname on 23 May 1996.[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 24 of the 51 seats. Voter turnout was 66.7%.[2]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
New Front for Democracy and Development72,48041.7824–6
National Democratic Party45,46626.2116+4
Democratic Alternative '9122,54813.004–3
Pendawa Lima16,0409.254+2
Progressive Development Alliance14,5788.403+3
General Liberation and Development Party2,3601.3600
Total173,472100.00510
Valid votes173,47296.69
Invalid/blank votes5,9443.31
Total votes179,416100.00
Registered voters/turnout269,16566.66
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, p615
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