1949 Surinamese general election
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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General elections were held in Surinam on 30 May 1949.[1] The result was a victory for the National Party of Suriname, which won 13 of the 21 seats. Voter turnout was 47.5%.[2]
Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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National Party of Suriname | 13 | |||
United Hindustani Party | 6 | |||
Party for National Unity and Solidarity | 2 | |||
Christian-Social Party | 0 | |||
East Indian-Javanese Polital Party | 0 | |||
International Unemployeds' Union | 0 | |||
Negro Political Party | 0 | |||
Progressive Surinamese People's Party | 0 | |||
Union of Indonesians in Suriname | 0 | |||
Women's Committee | 0 | |||
Total | 21 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 96,466 | 55.7 | ||
Source: Nohlen |
Elected members
- National Party of Suriname
- Gerard van der Schroeff (Paramaribo)
- Emile de la Fuente (Paramaribo)
- David Findlay (Paramaribo)
- Percy Wijngaarde (Paramaribo)
- Leo Lauriers (Paramaribo)
- Wim Bos Verschuur (Paramaribo)
- Otto Wong (Paramaribo)
- Rudolf Bernhard William Comvalius (Paramaribo)
- Henk van Ommeren (Paramaribo)
- Johan Adolf Pengel (Paramaribo)
- Paul Kolader (Coronie)
- Jan Raatgever (Marowijne)
- Leo Eliazer (section IV of district Suriname; Paranam Mijnwerkersbond)
- United Hindustani Party
- Sewraam Rambaran Mishre (Nickerie)
- Heinrich Wladimir Mohamed Radja (Nickerie)
- Ludwig Sitalsing (Saramacca)
- Hemradj Shriemisier (Saramacca)
- Jagernath Lachmon (section II of district Suriname)
- Sheik Mohamed Jamaludin (section III of district Suriname)
- Party for National Unity and Solidarity
- Ashruf Karamat Ali (Commewijne)
- Iding Soemita (Commewijne)
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p614 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ^ Nohlen, p615