1991 Surinamese general election

General elections were held in Suriname on 25 May 1991.^[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 30 of the 51 seats. Voter turnout was 64.3%.^[2]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
New Front for Democracy and Development	86,217	54.3	30	–
National Democratic Party	34,429	21.7	12	+8
Democratic Alternative '91-Pendawa Lima¹	26,446	16.7	9	+5
Progressive Workers' and Farmers' Union	4,807	3.0	0	-4
Partij Perbangunan Rakjat Suriname	4,463	2.8	0	0
People's Party	1,232	0.8	0	New
General Liberation and Development Party	616	0.4	0	New
Suriname Progressive People's Party	599	0.4	0	New
Invalid/blank votes		–	–	–
Total	158,809	100	51	0
Source: Nohlen

¹ Democratic Alternative '91 received seven of the seats and Pendawa Lima two.^[3]

^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p614 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
^ Nohlen, p615
^ Nohlen, p622