Surinamese general election, 1987
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General elections were held in Suriname on 25 November 1987, the first for over ten years.[1] The result was a victory for the Front for Democracy and Development (an alliance of the National Party of Suriname, the Progressive Reform Party and the Party for National Unity and Solidarity),[2] which won 40 of the 51 seats. Voter turnout was 87.3%.[3]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
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| Front for Democracy and Development¹ | 147,196 | 85.5 | 40 | – |
| National Democratic Party | 16,000 | 9.3 | 3 | New |
| Progressive Workers' and Farmers' Union | 2,910 | 1.7 | 4 | +4 |
| Surinamese Labour Party | 2,704 | 1.6 | 0 | New |
| Pendawa Lima | 2,676 | 1.6 | 4 | – |
| Partij Perbangunan Rakjat Suriname | 664 | 0.4 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 4,895 | – | – | – |
| Total | 172,130 | 100 | 51 | +12 |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
¹ The Progressive Reform Party received 16 of the seats, the National Party of Suriname received 14 and the Party for National Unity and Solidarity received 10.[4]
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