Country: | Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) |
Flag Year: | 1954 |
Previous Election: | 1951 |
Next Election: | 1958 |
Election Date: | 29 March 1955 |
Election Name: | 1955 Surinamese general election |
Seats For Election: | 21 seats in the Estates of Suriname |
Majority Seats: | 11 |
Nopercentage: | yes |
Party1: | EF |
Party1 Link: | no |
Leader1: | Johan Ferrier |
Seats1: | 11 |
Last Election1: | new |
Party2: | Progressive Reform Party (Suriname) |
Leader2: | Jagernath Lachmon |
Seats2: | 6 |
Last Election2: | 6 |
Party3: | National Party of Suriname |
Leader3: | Eugene Doelwijt |
Seats3: | 2 |
Last Election3: | 13 |
Party4: | Party for National Unity and Solidarity |
Seats4: | 2 |
Last Election4: | 2 |
Prime Minister | |
Before Election: | Archibald Currie |
Before Party: | National Party of Suriname |
After Election: | Johan Ferrier |
After Party: | 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.