1969 Surinamese general election explained

Country:Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Previous Election:1967
Next Election:1973
Election Date:24 October 1969
Election Name:1969 Surinamese general election
Seats For Election:39 seats in the Estates
Majority Seats:20
Party1:VHP Bloc
Leader1:Jagernath Lachmon
Percentage1:37.23
Seats1:19
Last Election1:17
Party2:National Party of Suriname
Leader2:Johan Adolf Pengel
Percentage2:27.19
Seats2:11
Last Election2:17
Party3:PNP Bloc
Leader3:Jules Sedney
Percentage3:23.37
Seats3:8
Last Election3:3
Party4:Nationalist Republican Party (Suriname)
Leader4:Eddy Bruma
Percentage4:7.81
Seats4:1
Last Election4:0
Prime Minister
Before Election:Arthur Johan May
Before Party:Independent politician
After Election:Jules Sedney
After Party:Progressive National Party (Suriname)

General elections were held in Suriname on 24 October 1969.[1] The result was a victory for the VHP bloc (an alliance of the VHP, the Indonesian People's Party and the), which won 19 of the 39 seats.

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]