Country: | Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) |
Previous Election: | 1958 |
Next Election: | 1967 |
Election Date: | March 1963 |
Election Name: | 1963 Surinamese general election |
Seats For Election: | 36 seats in the Estates of Suriname |
Majority Seats: | 19 |
Nopercentage: | yes |
Party1: | National Party of Suriname |
Leader1: | Johan Pengel |
Seats1: | 14 |
Last Election1: | 9 |
Party2: | Progressive Reform Party (Suriname) |
Leader2: | Jagernath Lachmon |
Seats2: | 8 |
Last Election2: | 4 |
Party3: | Action Front |
Seats3: | 6 |
Last Election3: | 2 |
Party4: | Party for National Unity and Solidarity |
Seats4: | 4 |
Last Election4: | 2 |
Party5: | Progressive Surinamese People's Party |
Seats5: | 4 |
Last Election5: | 4 |
Prime Minister | |
Before Election: | S.D. Emanuels |
Before Party: | National Party of Suriname |
After Election: | Johan Pengel |
After Party: | National Party of Suriname |
General elections were held in Suriname in March 1963.[1] The result was a victory for the National Party of Suriname, which won 14 of the 36 seats.[2]