Surinamese Labour Party

Surinamese Labour Party
Surinaamse Partij van de Arbeid
AbbreviationSPA
LeaderGuno Castelen
FounderFred Derby
Founded1 July 1987
Preceded byNationalist Republican Party
IdeologySocial democracy
Labourism
Political positionCentre-left
Seats in the National Assembly
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The Surinamese Labour Party (Dutch: Surinaamse Partij van de Arbeid, SPA) is a political party in Suriname.

In the 2010 legislative elections, the party was part of the New Front for Democracy and Development that won 31.65% of the popular vote and 14 out of 51 seats in the National Assembly. The SPA got one seat out of these 14.

In the 2020 elections, the SPA again won no seats. It contested in only 9 of the districts, and decided against running in Coronie.[1]

2020 Votes %
Paramaribo 363 0,31
Wanica 198 0,28
Sipaliwini 152 1,43
Para 85 0,67
Brokopondo 32 0,60
Commewijne 31 0,16
Nickerie 30 0,15
Saramacca 17 0,16
Marowijne 14 0,16
Total 922 0,34
  1. ^ "CHS Proces Verbalen 2015 en 2020". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 May 2021.