1958 Surinamese general election

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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

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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


Party		Seats	+/–
	National Party of Suriname	9	+7
	United Hindustani Party	4	–2
	Progressive Surinamese People's Party	4	+1
	Party for National Unity and Solidarity	2	0
	Nickerie Independent Party	2	New
	Surinamese Democratic Party [nl]	0	–5
	Surinamese People's Party	0	New
Total		21	0

Source: Nohlen, Gallé

References

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

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