Country: | Suriname |
Previous Election: | 1991 |
Next Election: | 2000 |
Election Date: | 23 May 1996 |
Election Name: | 1996 Surinamese general election |
Seats For Election: | 51 seats in the National Assembly |
Majority Seats: | 26 |
Party1: | New Front for Democracy and Development |
Leader1: | Ronald Venetiaan |
Percentage1: | 41.78 |
Seats1: | 24 |
Last Election1: | 30 |
Party2: | National Democratic Party (Suriname) |
Leader2: | Jules Wijdenbosch |
Percentage2: | 26.21 |
Seats2: | 16 |
Last Election2: | 12 |
Party3: | Democratic Alternative '91 |
Leader3: | Winston Jessurun |
Percentage3: | 13.00 |
Seats3: | 4 |
Last Election3: | 7 |
Party4: | PL |
Percentage4: | 9.25 |
Seats4: | 4 |
Last Election4: | 2 |
Party5: | –PVF–PSV |
Percentage5: | 8.40 |
Seats5: | 3 |
Last Election5: | 0 |
Chairman of the National Assembly | |
Before Election: | Jagernath Lachmon |
Before Party: | VHP |
After Election: | Marijke Djwalapersad |
After Party: | BVD |
General elections were held in Suriname on 23 May 1996.[1] The result was a victory for the New Front for Democracy and Development (an alliance of the National Party of Suriname, the Progressive Reform Party, the Party for National Unity and Solidarity and the Surinamese Labour Party), which won 24 of the 51 seats. Voter turnout was 67%.[2]