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1967 Surinamese general election

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1967 Surinamese general election
Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands)
← 1963 15 March 1967 1969 →

39 seats in the Estates of Suriname
20 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
NPS Johan Pengel 29.49 17 +3
VHP Jagernath Lachmon 23.03 11 +3
Action Group [nl] 13.52 4 +2
PNP 9.62 3 New
SDP 5.83 2 0
PARI 3.95 2 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Johan Pengel
NPS
Johan Pengel
NPS

General elections were held in Suriname on 15 March 1967.[1] The result was a victory for the National Party of Suriname, which won 17 of the 39 seats.

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
National Party of Suriname61,08529.4917+3
Progressive Reform Party47,70823.0311+3
Action Group [nl]28,01013.524+2
Progressive National Party19,9309.623New
Surinamese Democratic Party [nl]12,0755.8320
Party for National Unity and Solidarity11,7055.650–4
Progressive Surinamese People's Party9,2234.450–4
Indonesian People's Party8,1833.952New
Nationalist Republican Party5,3782.6000
Action Front Dihaat2,0120.970–1
Independents1,8100.870New
Total207,119100.0039+3
Source: Nohlen

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