Surinamese general election, 1973

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General elections were held in Suriname on 19 November 1973.[1] The result was a victory for the National Party Combination (an alliance of the National Party of Suriname, the Nationalist Republican Party, the Party for National Unity and Solidarity and the Suriname Progressive People's Party),[2] which won 22 of the 39 seats. Voter turnout was 76.1%.[3]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/-
National Party Combination61,70050.322
VHP bloc¹47,93139.117-2
Progressive National Party3,9083.20
Bush Negro Unity Party3,1982.60New
Renewed Progressive Party3,1212.50New
United People's Party-Surinamese Women's Front1,2151.00New
Democratic People's Front6760.60New
Democratic Union of Suriname3340.30New
Invalid/blank votes
Total122,711100390
Source: Nohlen

¹ The VHP bloc was an alliance of the VHP, the Indonesian People's Party and the Progressive Bush Negro Party.

References

  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p614 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. Nohlen, p620
  3. Nohlen, p615