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1973 Surinamese general election

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1973 Surinamese general election
Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands)
← 1969 19 November 1973 1977 →

39 seats in the Estates
20 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
NPK Henck Arron 50.28 22
VHP Bloc Jagernath Lachmon 39.06 17 −2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Jules Sedney
PNP
Henck Arron
NPS

General elections were held in Suriname on 19 November 1973.[1] The result was a victory for the National Party Combination (an alliance of the National Party of Suriname, the Nationalist Republican Party, the Party for National Unity and Solidarity and the Suriname Progressive People's Party),[2] which won 22 of the 39 seats.

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
National Party Combination (NPSPNRKTPIPSV)61,70050.2822
VHP Bloc (VHPSRIPBP [nl])47,93139.0617–2
Progressive National Party3,9083.180
Bush Negro Unity Party3,1982.610New
Hindustani Political Party [nl]3,1212.540New
United People's Party–Surinamese Women's Front1,2150.990New
Democratic People's Front6760.550New
Action Group [nl]6280.510
Democratic Union of Suriname3340.270New
Total122,711100.00390
Registered voters/turnout161,400
Source: Nohlen

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p614 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ^ Nohlen, p620