1958 Surinamese general election

1958 Surinamese general election
Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands)
← 1955 25 June 1958 1963 →

21 seats in the Estates of Suriname
11 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Seats +/–
NPS S.D. Emanuels 9 +7
VHP Jagernath Lachmon 4 −2
PSV 4 +1
KTPI Iding Soemita [nl] 2 0
NOP 2 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Johan Ferrier
SDP
S.D. Emanuels
NPS

General elections were held in Suriname on 25 June 1958.[1] The result was a victory for the National Party of Suriname, which won nine of the 21 seats.

Results

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PartySeats+/–
National Party of Suriname9+7
United Hindustani Party4–2
Progressive Surinamese People's Party4+1
Party for National Unity and Solidarity20
Nickerie Independent Party2New
Surinamese Democratic Party [nl]0–5
Surinamese People's Party0New
Total210
Source: Nohlen, Gallé

Elected members

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National Party of Suriname (NPS)
United Hindustani Party (VHP)
Progressive Surinamese People's Party (PSV)
Party for National Unity and Solidarity (KTPI)
Nickerie Independent Party

Replacements

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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