Surinamese Labour Party
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Surinamese Labour Party Surinaamse Partij van de Arbeid | |
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Abbreviation | SPA |
Founded | 1 July 1987 |
Preceded by | Nationalist Republican Party |
Ideology | Social democracy Labourism |
Political position | Centre-left |
Seats in the National Assembly | 0 / 51 |
The Surinamese Labour Party (Dutch: Surinaamse Partij van de Arbeid, SPA) is a political party in Suriname.
In the 2010 legislative elections, the party was part of the New Front for Democracy and Development that won 31.65% of the popular vote and 14 out of 51 seats in the National Assembly. The SPA got one seat out of these 14.
In the 2020 elections, the SPA again won no seats. It contested in only 9 of the districts, and decided against running in Coronie.[1]
2020 elections | Votes | % |
---|---|---|
Total | 922 | 0,34 |
Paramaribo | 363 | 0,31 |
Wanica | 198 | 0,28 |
Sipaliwini | 152 | 1,43 |
Para | 85 | 0,67 |
Brokopondo | 32 | 0,60 |
Commewijne | 31 | 0,16 |
Nickerie | 30 | 0,15 |
Saramacca | 17 | 0,16 |
Marowijne | 14 | 0,16 |
Electoral results[]
Election | No. of
overall seats won |
+/– | Government |
---|---|---|---|
1987 | 0 / 51
|
New | Extra-parliamentary |
1991 | 3 / 51
|
3 | Coalition |
1996 | 2 / 51
|
2 | Opposition |
2000 | 4 / 51
|
3 | Coalition |
2005 | 2 / 51
|
2 | Coalition |
2010 | 1 / 51
|
1 | Opposition |
2015 | 0 / 51
|
1 | Extra-parliamentary |
2020 | 0 / 51
|
0 | Extra-parliamentary |
References[]
- ^ "CHS Proces Verbalen 2015 en 2020". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 May 2021.
Categories:
- Labour parties
- Political parties in Suriname
- Social democratic parties in South America
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