1969 Surinamese general election

none Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) 1967 1973 24 October 1969 1969 Surinamese general election 39 seats in the Estates 20 VHP Bloc Jagernath Lachmon 37.23 19 17 National Party of Suriname Johan Adolf Pengel 27.19 11 17 PNP Bloc Jules Sedney 23.37 8 3 Nationalist Republican Party (Suriname) Eddy Bruma 7.81 1 0 Prime Minister Arthur Johan May Independent politician Jules Sedney Progressive National Party (Suriname) General elections were held in Suriname on 24 October 1969.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p614 978-0-19-928357-6 The result was a victory for the VHP bloc (an alliance of the VHP, the Indonesian People's Party and the Action Group (Suriname) nl Actiegroep (Surinaamse partij) Action Group), which won 19 of the 39 seats. Results VHP Bloc (VHP–SRI–Action Group (Suriname) nl Actiegroep (Surinaamse partij) AG) 75963 19 +2 National Party of Suriname 55482 11 –6 PNP Bloc (PNP–KTPI–PSV–People's Party for Renewal and Democracy nl Volkspartij voor Vernieuwing en Democratie PBP) 47690 8 +5 Nationalist Republican Party 15943 1 +1 Surinamese Democratic Party 3152 0 –2 Surinamese Hindu Party 2154 0 New Other parties 3657 0 – 0 Nohlen References Suriname Category:Elections in Suriname GEneral Suriname Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results