1955 Surinamese general election

1955 Surinamese general election

← 1951 29 March 1955 1958 →

21 seats in the Estates of Suriname 11 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Seats +/– EF Johan Ferrier 11 New VHP Jagernath Lachmon 6 0 NPS Eugene Doelwijt 2 −11 KTPI Iding Soemita [nl] 2 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Archibald Currie NPS Johan Ferrier SDP

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General elections were held in Suriname on 29 March 1955.^[1] The result was a victory for the Unity Front, which won 11 of the 21 seats.