1949 Surinamese general election

1949 Surinamese general election
Surinam (Dutch colony)
← 1946 30 May 1949 1951 →

21 seats in the Estates
11 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Seats
NPS J.C. de Miranda 13
VHP Jagernath Lachmon 6
KTPI Iding Soemita [nl] 2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister
J.C. de Miranda
NPS

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]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p614 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ^ Nohlen, p615