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30 May 1949 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All 21 seats in the Estates 11 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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| Constitution |
General elections were held in Surinam on 30 May 1949. [1] The result was a victory for the National Party of Suriname, which won 12 of the 21 seats (and was subsequently joined by the sole independent). [2] Voter turnout was 52%.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Party of Suriname | 107,615 | 48.11 | 12 | |
| Progressive Surinamese People's Party | 45,763 | 20.46 | 0 | |
| United Hindustani Party | 36,900 | 16.50 | 6 | |
| Surinamese Farmers' Organisation | 8,881 | 3.97 | 2 | |
| Christian Social Party | 5,535 | 2.47 | 0 | |
| People's Party of Indonesians in Suriname | 3,199 | 1.43 | 0 | |
| Agrarian Party | 1,659 | 0.74 | 0 | |
| Negro Political Party | 1,488 | 0.67 | 0 | |
| Women's Committee | 1,184 | 0.53 | 0 | |
| International Unemployeds' Union | 756 | 0.34 | 0 | |
| Independents | 10,684 | 4.78 | 1 | |
| Total | 223,664 | 100.00 | 21 | |
| Total votes | 50,490 | – | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 96,466 | 52.34 | ||
| Source: De Surinamer, [3] [4] Het Nieuws, [5] Mangal Mitrasing [6] | ||||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emile de la Fuente | National Party of Suriname | 11,341 | 6.22 | Re-elected | |
| David George Findlay | National Party of Suriname | 10,992 | 6.03 | Re-elected | |
| Wim Bos Verschuur | National Party of Suriname | 10,941 | 6.00 | Re-elected | |
| Gerard van der Schroeff | National Party of Suriname | 10,493 | 5.76 | Re-elected | |
| Percy Wijngaarde | National Party of Suriname | 10,480 | 5.75 | Re-elected | |
| Leo Lauriers | National Party of Suriname | 10,198 | 5.60 | Re-elected | |
| Henk van Ommeren | National Party of Suriname | 10,136 | 5.56 | Elected | |
| Johan Adolf Pengel | National Party of Suriname | 9,744 | 5.35 | Elected | |
| Otto Wong | National Party of Suriname | 9,479 | 5.20 | Re-elected | |
| Rudolf Bernhard William Comvalius | National Party of Suriname | 9,117 | 5.00 | Elected | |
| L.J. Weidmann | Progressive Surinamese People's Party | 5,988 | 3.29 | ||
| Cornelis Jong Baw | Progressive Surinamese People's Party | 4,781 | 2.62 | ||
| A.R.M. Tjin A Djie | Progressive Surinamese People's Party | 4,770 | 2.62 | ||
| J. Sookdwesing | United Hindustani Party | 4,377 | 2.40 | ||
| J.A. Emanuels | Progressive Surinamese People's Party | 4,209 | 2.31 | ||
| P.J.C. Waaldijk | Progressive Surinamese People's Party | 4,201 | 2.31 | ||
| H.A. van Eyck | Progressive Surinamese People's Party | 4,132 | 2.27 | ||
| N. Anakram | United Hindustani Party | 4,092 | 2.25 | ||
| L.C. Biervliet | Progressive Surinamese People's Party | 4,080 | 2.24 | ||
| J.H.A. van den Bergh | Progressive Surinamese People's Party | 4,033 | 2.21 | ||
| A.A.J. Eygenberger | Progressive Surinamese People's Party | 4,029 | 2.21 | ||
| C.A. Montpellier | Progressive Surinamese People's Party | 3,935 | 2.16 | ||
| R.G. Budhram | United Hindustani Party | 3,782 | 2.08 | ||
| O.A. Tribhuawan | United Hindustani Party | 3,701 | 2.03 | ||
| Frederik Lim A Po | Independent | 2,849 | 1.56 | ||
| K.R.S. Coleridge | Christian Social Party | 1,589 | 0.87 | ||
| A.L.R. Smit | Independent | 1,314 | 0.72 | ||
| A.W.L. Putscher | Women's Committee | 1,184 | 0.65 | ||
| A.P. Lieuw Kie Song | Independent | 1,086 | 0.60 | ||
| S.E.H. Sanches | Independent | 1,072 | 0.59 | ||
| T.A.C. Comvalius | Independent | 986 | 0.54 | ||
| A. Currie | Agrarian Party | 930 | 0.51 | ||
| K.P. van Westen | Christian Social Party | 737 | 0.40 | ||
| L.M. Meursinge | Agrarian Party | 729 | 0.40 | ||
| J.W. van Lijnden | Christian Social Party | 726 | 0.40 | ||
| H.J. Kensenhuys | Christian Social Party | 656 | 0.36 | ||
| R.L Eyken | Christian Social Party | 491 | 0.27 | ||
| D.P. Leetz | Negro Political Party | 469 | 0.26 | ||
| J.M. van Eer | Independent | 467 | 0.26 | ||
| A.M.F. Oostburg | Christian Social Party | 451 | 0.25 | ||
| E.G. Halfhide | Christian Social Party | 448 | 0.25 | ||
| C.E. Vervuurt | Christian Social Party | 437 | 0.24 | ||
| A.E.V. Baank | Independent | 414 | 0.23 | ||
| Grace Schneiders-Howard | Independent [a] | 386 | 0.21 | ||
| H.N. Liesdek | International Unemployeds' Union | 380 | 0.21 | ||
| H. Faverus | Negro Political Party | 379 | 0.21 | ||
| C.E. Wolff | International Unemployeds' Union | 376 | 0.21 | ||
| S.M.F. Lieveld | Negro Political Party | 354 | 0.19 | ||
| H.E. Lupson | Negro Political Party | 286 | 0.16 | ||
| Total | 182,227 | 100.00 | |||
| Valid votes | 182,227 | 91.68 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 16,540 | 8.32 | |||
| Total votes | 198,767 | 100.00 | |||
| Source: De Surinamer, [3] Het Nieuws [5] | |||||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jagernath Lachmon | United Hindustani Party | 4,197 | 76.57 | Elected | |
| Hanif Nurmohamed | Surinamese Farmers' Organisation | 693 | 12.64 | ||
| Ming Doelman | People's Party of Indonesians in Suriname | 341 | 6.22 | ||
| L.F. Petri-Hedges Abraham | Independent | 250 | 4.56 | ||
| Total | 5,481 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 11,294 | – | |||
| Source: De Surinamer, [4] Mangal Mitrasing [6] | |||||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheik Mohamed Jamaludin | United Hindustani Party | 4,953 | 84.23 | Elected | |
| Achmed Djamin | Surinamese Farmers' Organisation | 927 | 15.77 | ||
| Total | 5,880 | 100.00 | |||
| Valid votes | 5,880 | 96.66 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 203 | 3.34 | |||
| Total votes | 6,083 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 12,009 | 50.65 | |||
| Source: De Surinamer, [4] Mangal Mitrasing [6] | |||||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Eliazer | Independent [b] | 889 | 37.23 | Elected | |
| Emanuel Ferdinand Pierau | Independent | 563 | 23.58 | ||
| Rachmat Soerodinson | Surinamese Farmers' Organisation | 522 | 21.86 | ||
| Harry Eugène Gustaaf Sweeb | Progressive Surinamese People's Party | 353 | 14.78 | ||
| G.R. Slijngard | Independent [c] | 61 | 2.55 | ||
| Total | 2,388 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 6,574 | – | |||
| Source: De Surinamer, [4] Mangal Mitrasing [6] | |||||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iding Soemita | Surinamese Farmers' Organisation | 2,325 | 23.15 | Elected | |
| Ashruf Karamat Ali | Surinamese Farmers' Organisation | 2,179 | 21.70 | Elected | |
| S. Panday | United Hindustani Party | 1,698 | 16.91 | ||
| Soekdew Mungra | United Hindustani Party | 1,535 | 15.28 | ||
| Salikin Hardjo | People's Party of Indonesians in Suriname | 884 | 8.80 | ||
| H. Seljee | National Party of Suriname | 791 | 7.88 | ||
| James Alexander Mac May | National Party of Suriname | 284 | 2.83 | ||
| J. Schüngel | Independent | 347 | 3.46 | ||
| Total | 10,043 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 15,900 | – | |||
| Source: De Surinamer, [4] Mangal Mitrasing [6] | |||||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemradj Shriemisier | United Hindustani Party | 1,426 | 27.88 | Elected | |
| Ludwig Sitalsing | United Hindustani Party | 1,412 | 27.61 | Elected | |
| Radiman Rakin | Surinamese Farmers' Organisation | 929 | 18.16 | ||
| Arga Karta | Surinamese Farmers' Organisation | 912 | 17.83 | ||
| Mohamed Zen Sharif | People's Party of Indonesians in Suriname | 152 | 2.97 | ||
| Johannes Wagimo Kariodimedjo | People's Party of Indonesians in Suriname | 146 | 2.85 | Unseated | |
| Ragoenath Banwarie | Progressive Surinamese People's Party | 138 | 2.70 | ||
| Total | 5,115 | 100.00 | |||
| Valid votes | 5,115 | 98.46 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 80 | 1.54 | |||
| Total votes | 5,195 | 100.00 | |||
| Source: Mangal Mitrasing [6] | |||||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sewraam Rambaran Mishre | United Hindustani Party | 2,871 | 29.24 | Elected | |
| Heinrich Wladimir Mohamed Radja | United Hindustani Party | 2,856 | 29.08 | Elected | |
| A.R. Wix | National Party of Suriname | 1,731 | 17.63 | ||
| Frits Karsowidjojo | People's Party of Indonesians in Suriname | 1,676 | 17.07 | ||
| Jozef Hosein | Surinamese Farmers' Organisation | 394 | 4.01 | ||
| George Guillaume Maynard | Progressive Surinamese People's Party | 292 | 2.97 | ||
| Total | 9,820 | 100.00 | |||
| Valid votes | 9,820 | 98.10 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 190 | 1.90 | |||
| Total votes | 10,010 | 100.00 | |||
| Source: De Surinamer, [3] Mangal Mitrasing [6] | |||||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Kolader | National Party of Suriname | 881 | 60.38 | Elected | |
| Philip Ignatius Inocentius van Daal | Progressive Surinamese People's Party | 578 | 39.62 | ||
| Total | 1,459 | 100.00 | |||
| Valid votes | 1,459 | 97.72 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 34 | 2.28 | |||
| Total votes | 1,493 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,681 | 88.82 | |||
| Source: De Surinamer, [4] Mangal Mitrasing [6] | |||||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Raatgever | National Party of Suriname | 1,007 | 80.50 | Elected | |
| Otto Sanches | Progressive Surinamese People's Party | 244 | 19.50 | ||
| Total | 1,251 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,061 | – | |||
| Source: De Surinamer, [4] Mangal Mitrasing [6] | |||||