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1977 Surinamese general election

Field	Value
country	Suriname
previous_election	[1973](1973-surinamese-general-election)
next_election	[1987](1987-surinamese-general-election)
election_date	31 October 1977
election_name	1977 Surinamese general election
seats_for_election	39 seats in Parliament
majority_seats	20
party1	NPS–HPP–KTPI–PSV
leader1	Henck Arron
percentage1	45.41
seats1	22
last_election1	22
party2	VHP–VVP–NPD–SPS–PL
color2
leader2	Jagernath Lachmon
percentage2	44.12
seats2	17
last_election2	17
title	Prime Minister
before_election	Henck Arron
before_party	National Party of Suriname
after_election	Henck Arron
after_party	National Party of Suriname

General elections were held in Suriname on 31 October 1977, the first after independence. 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), which won 22 of the 39 seats.

Results

References

[[Dieter Nohlen]] (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p614 {{ISBN. 978-0-19-928357-6
Nohlen, p620

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