Surinamese general election, 1996

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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

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
New Front for Democracy and Development	72,480	41.8	24	-6
National Democratic Party	45,466	26.2	16	+4
Democratic Alternative '91	22,548	13.0	4	-3
Pendawa Lima	16,040	9.2	4	+2
Progressive Development Alliance	14,578	8.4	3	New
General Liberation and Development Party	2,360	1.4	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	5,944	–	–	–
Total	179,416	100	51	0
Source: Nohlen

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

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