1977 Surinamese general election

none Suriname 1973 1987 31 October 1977 1977 Surinamese general election 39 seats in Parliament 20 NPS–HPP–KTPI–PSV Henck Arron 45.41 22 22 VHP–VVP–NPD–SPS–PL Progressive Reform Party (Suriname) Jagernath Lachmon 44.12 17 17 Prime Minister Henck Arron National Party of Suriname Henck Arron National Party of Suriname General elections were held in Suriname on 31 October 1977, the first after independence on 11/25/1975.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p614 978-0-19-928357-6 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),Nohlen, p620 which won 22 of the 39 seats. Results National Party Combination (NPS–HPP–KTPI–PSV) 56176 22 0 United Democratic Party (VHP–VVP–NPD–SPS–PL) 54583 17 0 Nationalist Republican Party 5871 0 – People's Party (Suriname) nl Volkspartij (Suriname) People's Party 4534 0 New Progressive Workers' and Farmers' Union 1006 0 New Democratic People's Front (DVF–VIP–PLP–BEP–People's Party for Renewal and Democracy nl Volkspartij voor Vernieuwing en Democratie PBP) 964 0 0 Progressive Muslim Party 361 0 New Progressive National Party 225 0 0 0 159082 Nohlen References Suriname Category:Elections in Suriname General Suriname Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results