2015 Surinamese general election

2015 Surinamese general election
	51 seats in the National Assembly; 26 seats needed for a majority
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[edit]

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[edit]



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[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ "25 Parties register for Suriname elections". Fox News Channel. 2015-03-23. Archived from the original on 2015-04-15. Retrieved 2015-04-11.
^ Electoral system IPU
^ Suriname's Bouterse Secures Second Presidential Term Voice of America, 14 July 2015

External links[edit]

Elections Suriname (in Dutch)

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[1] "25 Parties register for Suriname elections". Fox News Channel. 2015-03-23. Archived from the original on 2015-04-15. Retrieved 2015-04-11.

[2] Electoral system IPU

[3] Suriname's Bouterse Secures Second Presidential Term Voice of America, 14 July 2015

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