1977 Surinamese general election


General elections were held in Suriname on 31 October 1977, the first after independence. The result was a victory for the National Party Combination, which won 22 of the 39 seats. Voter turnout was 77.8%.

Results

¹ The United Democratic Party was an alliance of the Progressive Reform Party, the United People's Party, the NPD, the Socialist Party of Suriname and Pendawa Lima.
² The Democratic People's Front was an alliance of the Democratic People's Front, the United Indian Party, the Progressive Farm Labourer's Party, the Bush Negro Unity Party and the Progressive Bush Negro Party.