1955 Surinamese general election
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.
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
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| Unity Front | 11 | New | ||
| United Hindustani Party | 6 | 0 | ||
| National Party of Suriname | 2 | -11 | ||
| Party for National Unity and Solidarity | 2 | 0 | ||
| Christian-Social Party | 0 | 0 | ||
| Congress Party | 0 | 0 | ||
| Surinamese Democratic Party | 0 | New | ||
| Suriname Labour Party | 0 | New | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | – | |
| Total | 21 | 0 | ||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
Elected members
- Unity Front
- Stuart Harry Axwijk (SDP)
- Clemens Ramkisoen Biswamitre (PSV)
- E.R. Braaf (SDP)
- Rudolf Bernhard William Comvalius (SDP)
- J.A. Emanuels (PSV)
- J.J. Emanuelson (PS)
- David George Findlay (SDP)
- George Kort (PS)
- Henny Lamur (PS)
- Henk van Ommeren (SDP)
- J.A. Wessels (PSV)
- VHP
- Jagernath Lachmon
- Harry Radhakishun
- Harry Francois Sewberath Misser
- Soekdew Mungra
- Khemradj Kanhai
- Ramkisoen Dewdat Oedayrajsing Varma
- NPS
- Emanuel Ferdinand Pierau
- Johan Kraag
- KTPI
- Ashruf Karamat Ali
- Iding Soemita
References
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