1963 Surinamese general election

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1963 Surinamese general election
Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands)
← 1958 March 1963 1967 →

36 seats in the Estates of Suriname
19 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Seats +/–
NPS Johan Pengel 14 +5
VHP Jagernath Lachmon 8 +4
6 New
KTPI 4 +2
PSV 4 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
S.D. Emanuels
NPS
Johan Pengel
NPS

General elections were held in Suriname in March 1963.[1] The result was a victory for the National Party of Suriname, which won 14 of the 36 seats.[2]

Results[]

PartySeats+/–
National Party of Suriname14+5
United Hindustani Party8+4
6New
Party for National Unity and Solidarity4+2
Progressive Surinamese People's Party40
0New
Core Group0New
Farming Party0New
Nationalist Republican Party0New
0–2
00
United Indian Party0New
Total36+15
Source: Nohlen, Gallé

Elected members[]

Member Party
United Hindustani Party
Henck Arron National Party of Suriname
National Party of Suriname
National Party of Suriname
David Findlay
National Party of Suriname
Olton van Genderen National Party of Suriname
Progressive Surinamese People's Party
Progressive Surinamese People's Party
Party for National Unity and Solidarity
Jagernath Lachmon United Hindustani Party
United Hindustani Party
National Party of Suriname
National Party of Suriname
National Party of Suriname
National Party of Suriname
United Hindustani Party
United Hindustani Party
Progressive Surinamese People's Party
Party for National Unity and Solidarity
National Party of Suriname
National Party of Suriname
Dewnarain Poetoe
National Party of Suriname
Party for National Unity and Solidarity
United Hindustani Party
United Hindustani Party
Party for National Unity and Solidarity
Party for National Unity and Solidarity
Jules Sof United Hindustani Party
Emile Wijntuin Progressive Surinamese People's Party
National Party of Suriname

References[]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p614 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ^ Suriname General Election Results - March 1963 Caribbean Elections
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