Surinamese general election, 2015

Parliamentary elections were held in Suriname on 25 May 2015.^[1] The National Democratic Party won an absolute majority for the first time.

Electoral system

The 51 seats in the National Assembly were elected using proportional representation in ten multi-member constituencies containing between two and seventeen seats.^[2] The ten electoral constituencies are coterminous with the ten administrative districts of Suriname. The National Assembly subsequently elects the president.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
National Democratic Party	117,751	45.46	26
V7	96,584	37.29	18
A-Combination	27,314	10.54	5
Party for Democracy and Development through Unity	11,168	4.31	1	0
Progressive Workers' and Farmers' Union	1,735	0.67	1
Mega Front	1,130	0.44	0
A Nyun Combinatie	1,109	0.43	0
Amazon Party Suriname	843	0.33	0
Durable and Righteous Living	664	0.26	0
National Development Party	415	0.16	0
Party for Integrity, National Motivation and Equality	317	0.12	0
Invalid/blank votes		–	–	–
Total	259,030	100	51	0
Registered voters/turnout	356,223		–	–
Source: Verkiezingen, Star Nieuws, IPU

Aftermath

Incumbent president Dési Bouterse was reelected unopposed on 14 July 2015.^[3]

References

1. "25 Parties register for Suriname elections". Fox News Channel. 2015-03-23. Retrieved 2015-04-11.
2. Electoral system IPU
3. Suriname's Bouterse Secures Second Presidential Term Voice of America, 14 July 2015

External links

• Elections Suriname (Dutch)