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 bloc75,96337.219+2
National Party of Suriname55,48227.211-6
PNP bloc¹47,69023.48+5
Nationalist Republican Party15,9437.81+1
Surinamese Democratic Party3,1521.50-2
Surinamese Hindu Party2,1541.10New
Other parties3,6571.80
Invalid/blank votes
Total204,041100390
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.

References

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