1973 Surinamese general election
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.
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Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| National Party Combination (NPS–PNR–KTPI–PSV) | 61,700 | 50.28 | 22 | – | |
| VHP Bloc (VHP–SRI–PBP) | 47,931 | 39.06 | 17 | –2 | |
| Progressive National Party | 3,908 | 3.18 | 0 | – | |
| Bush Negro Unity Party | 3,198 | 2.61 | 0 | New | |
| Renewed Progressive Party | 3,121 | 2.54 | 0 | New | |
| United People's Party–Surinamese Women's Front | 1,215 | 0.99 | 0 | New | |
| Democratic People's Front | 676 | 0.55 | 0 | New | |
| Action Group | 628 | 0.51 | 0 | – | |
| Democratic Union of Suriname | 334 | 0.27 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 122,711 | 100.00 | 39 | 0 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 161,400 | – | |||
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References
- Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p614 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- Nohlen, p620
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