1951 Surinamese general election
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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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
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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National Party of Suriname | 13 | 0 | |||
United Hindustani Party | 6 | 0 | |||
Party for National Unity and Solidarity | 2 | 0 | |||
Agrarian Party | 0 | New | |||
Christian-Social Party | 0 | 0 | |||
Congress Party | 0 | New | |||
Total | 21 | 0 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 38.4 | ||||
Source: Nohlen |
Elected members
- National Party of Suriname
- Frederik Lim A Po
- Paul Kolader
- David Findlay
- Henk van Ommeren
- Johan Adolf Pengel
- Rudolf Bernhard William Comvalius
- Frederick James Alexander Murray
- Johan Kraag
- Stuart Harry Axwijk
- Emanuel Ferdinand Pierau
- James Alexander Mac May
- Huerta Milano Celvius Bergen
- Just Rens
- United Hindustani Party
- Party for National Unity and Solidarity
- Ashruf Karamat Ali
- Iding Soemita
Changes
- Guno Kletter succeeded Lim A Po after by-election in 1953.
- Jules Sof succeeded Murray after by-election in 1954.
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p614 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6