1951 Surinamese general election

1951 Surinamese general election
Surinam (Dutch colony)
← 1949 14 March 1951 1955 →

21 seats in the Estates
11 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Seats +/–
NPS Archibald Currie 13 0
VHP Jagernath Lachmon 6 0
KTPI Iding Soemita [nl] 2 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
J.C. de Miranda
NPS
Jacques Drielsma
Independent

General elections were held in Surinam on 14 March 1951.[1] The result was a victory for the National Party of Suriname, which won 13 of the 21 seats.

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