Surinamese general election, 1969
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General elections were held in Suriname in November 1969.[1] The result was a victory for the VHP bloc (an alliance of the VHP, the Indonesian People's Party and the Action Group), which won 19 of the 39 seats.
Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
---|---|---|---|---|
VHP bloc | 75,963 | 37.2 | 19 | +2 |
National Party of Suriname | 55,482 | 27.2 | 11 | -6 |
PNP bloc¹ | 47,690 | 23.4 | 8 | +5 |
Nationalist Republican Party | 15,943 | 7.8 | 1 | +1 |
Surinamese Democratic Party | 3,152 | 1.5 | 0 | -2 |
Surinamese Hindu Party | 2,154 | 1.1 | 0 | New |
Other parties | 3,657 | 1.8 | 0 | – |
Invalid/blank votes | – | – | – | |
Total | 204,041 | 100 | 39 | 0 |
Source: Nohlen |
¹ The PNP bloc was an alliance of the Progressive National Party, the Party for National Unity and Solidarity and the Suriname Progressive People's Party.
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