2015 Surinamese general election

2015 Surinamese general election

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51 seats in the National Assembly 26 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	74.65% ( 0.73pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– NDP Ricardo Panka [nl] 45.49 26 +7 V7 Chan Santokhi 37.27 18 AC Ronnie Brunswijk 10.63 5 −2 DOE Carl Breeveld [nl] 4.30 1 0 PALU Jim Hok [nl] 0.67 1 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Results by district Chairman of the National Assembly before Chairman of the National Assembly after Jennifer Simons NDP Jennifer Simons NDP

General elections were held in Suriname on 25 May 2015.^[1] The National Democratic Party won an absolute majority on its own 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	117,205	45.49	26	+7
	V7	96,008	37.27	18	–
	A-Combination	27,374	10.63	5	–2
	Democracy and Development through Unity	11,069	4.30	1	0
	Progressive Workers' and Farmers' Union	1,736	0.67	1	0
	A Nyun Combinatie [nl] (Seeka–BP-2011–PBP [nl])	1,045	0.41	0	–
	Mega Front [nl] (DUS [nl]–DNL [nl]–NS [nl])	1,025	0.40	0	–
	Amazon Party Suriname [nl]	786	0.31	0	New
	Sustainable & Just Living Together [nl]	663	0.26	0	New
	Party for Integrity, National Motivation and Equality [nl]	411	0.16	0	New
	National Development Party [nl]	303	0.12	0	New
Total		257,625	100.00	51	0
Valid votes		257,625	96.88
Invalid/blank votes		8,284	3.12
Total votes		265,909	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		356,223	74.65
Source: Verkiezingen, Consulytic

Aftermath

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

References

1. "25 Parties register for Suriname elections". Fox News Channel. 23 March 2015. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
2. Electoral system IPU
3. Suriname's Bouterse Secures Second Presidential Term Voice of America, 14 July 2015

External links

• Elections Suriname (in Dutch)