1949 Surinamese general election

1949 Surinamese general election

30 May 1949

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]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	National Party of Suriname			13
	United Hindustani Party			6
	Party for National Unity and Solidarity			2
	Christian-Social Party			0
	East Indian-Javanese Polital Party			0
	International Unemployeds' Union			0
	Negro Political Party			0
	Progressive Surinamese People's Party			0
	Union of Indonesians in Suriname			0
	Women's Committee			0
Total				21
Registered voters/turnout		96,466	55.7
Source: Nohlen

Elected members

• National Party of Suriname
  • Gerard van der Schroeff (Paramaribo)
  • Emile de la Fuente (Paramaribo)
  • David Findlay (Paramaribo)
  • Percy Wijngaarde (Paramaribo)
  • Leo Lauriers (Paramaribo)
  • Wim Bos Verschuur (Paramaribo)
  • Otto Wong (Paramaribo)
  • Rudolf Bernhard William Comvalius (Paramaribo)
  • Henk van Ommeren (Paramaribo)
  • Johan Adolf Pengel (Paramaribo)
  • Paul Kolader (Coronie)
  • Jan Raatgever (Marowijne)
  • Leo Eliazer (section IV of district Suriname; Paranam Mijnwerkersbond)

• United Hindustani Party
  • Sewraam Rambaran Mishre (Nickerie)
  • Heinrich Wladimir Mohamed Radja (Nickerie)
  • Ludwig Sitalsing (Saramacca)
  • Hemradj Shriemisier (Saramacca)
  • Jagernath Lachmon (section II of district Suriname)
  • Sheik Mohamed Jamaludin (section III of district Suriname)

• Party for National Unity and Solidarity
  • Ashruf Karamat Ali (Commewijne)
  • Iding Soemita (Commewijne)

References

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