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1955 Surinamese general election

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1955 Surinamese general election
Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands)
← 1951 29 March 1955 1958 →

21 seats in the Estates of Suriname
11 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Seats +/–
EF Johan Ferrier 11 New
VHP Jagernath Lachmon 6 0
NPS Eugene Doelwijt 2 −11
KTPI Iding Soemita [nl] 2 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Archibald Currie
NPS
Johan Ferrier
SDP

General elections were held in Suriname on 29 March 1955.[1] The result was a victory for the Unity Front, which won 11 of the 21 seats.

Results

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PartySeats+/–
Unity Front (SDP [nl]PSVPS [nl])11New
United Hindustani Party60
National Party of Suriname2–11
Party for National Unity and Solidarity20
Christian-Social Party00
Congress Party00
Suriname Labour Party0New
Total210
Source: Nohlen

Elected members

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Unity Front
VHP
NPS
KTPI

References

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