1991 Surinamese general election
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 69.3%
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Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| New Front for Democracy and Development | 86,217 | 54.29 | 30 | –10 | |
| National Democratic Party | 34,429 | 21.68 | 12 | +9 | |
| Democratic Alternative '91–Pendawa Lima[lower-alpha 1] | 26,446 | 16.65 | 9 | +5 | |
| Progressive Workers' and Farmers' Union | 4,807 | 3.03 | 0 | –4 | |
| Partij Perbangunan Rakjat Suriname | 4,463 | 2.81 | 0 | 0 | |
| People's Party | 1,232 | 0.78 | 0 | New | |
| General Liberation and Development Party | 616 | 0.39 | 0 | New | |
| Progressive Surinamese People's Party | 599 | 0.38 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 158,809 | 100.00 | 51 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 158,809 | 92.80 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 12,313 | 7.20 | |||
| Total votes | 171,122 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 246,929 | 69.30 | |||
| Source: Nohlen, Consulytic | |||||
Notes
- Democratic Alternative '91 won seven of the nine seats and Pendawa Lima two.[2]
References
- Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p614 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- Nohlen, p622
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