1951 Surinamese general election

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1951 Surinamese general election
Surinam (Dutch colony)
← 1949 14 March 1951 1955 →
21 seats in the Estates of Suriname
11 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Seats +/–
NPS Archibald Currie 13 0
VHP Jagernath Lachmon 6 0
KTPI 2 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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NPS		 Jacques Drielsma
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General elections were held in Surinam on 14 March 1951.[1] The result was a victory for the National Party of Suriname, which won 13 of the 21 seats.

Results[]

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
National Party of Suriname130
United Hindustani Party60
Party for National Unity and Solidarity20
Agrarian Party0New
Christian-Social Party00
Congress Party0New
Total210
Registered voters/turnout38.4
Source: Nohlen

Elected members[]

  • Party for National Unity and Solidarity

Changes[]

  • succeeded Lim A Po after by-election in 1953.
  • Jules Sof succeeded Murray after by-election in 1954.

References[]

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