1969 Surinamese general election
Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands)
24 October 1969

39 seats in the Estates of Suriname
20 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
VHP Bloc Jagernath Lachmon 37.23 19 +2
NPS 27.19 11 −6
PNP Bloc Jules Sedney 23.37 8 +5
PNR Eddy Bruma 7.81 1 +1
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Arthur J. May
Independent
Jules Sedney
PNP

General elections were held in Suriname on 24 October 1969.[1] The result was a victory for the VHP bloc (an alliance of the VHP, the Indonesian People's Party and the Action Group), which won 19 of the 39 seats.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
VHP Bloc (VHP–SRI–AG)75,96337.2319+2
National Party of Suriname55,48227.1911–6
PNP Bloc (PNPKTPIPSV)47,69023.378+5
Nationalist Republican Party15,9437.811+1
Surinamese Democratic Party3,1521.540–2
Surinamese Hindu Party2,1541.060New
Other parties3,6571.790
Total204,041100.00390
Source: Nohlen

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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