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1958 Surinamese general election

Field	Value
country	Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands)
flag_year	1954
previous_election	1955
next_election	1963
election_date	25 June 1958
election_name	1958 Surinamese general election
seats_for_election	21 seats in the Estates of Suriname
majority_seats	11
nopercentage	yes
party1	National Party of Suriname
leader1	S.D. Emanuels
seats1	9
last_election1	2
party2	Progressive Reform Party (Suriname)
leader2	Jagernath Lachmon
seats2	4
last_election2	6
party3	Progressive Surinamese People's Party
seats3	4
last_election3	3
party4	Party for National Unity and Solidarity
leader4	Iding Soemita
seats4	2
last_election4	2
party5	NOP
seats5	2
last_election5	New
title	Prime Minister
before_election	Johan Ferrier
before_party	SDP
after_election	S.D. Emanuels
after_party	National Party of Suriname

General elections were held in Suriname on 25 June 1958. The result was a victory for the National Party of Suriname, which won nine of the 21 seats.

Results

Elected members

National Party of Suriname (NPS)

Emile Ensberg
Frank Essed
Emile de la Fuente
Johan Kraag
Walter Lim A Po
Johan Adolf Pengel
Emanuel Ferdinand Pierau
Just Rens
Jules Sof

United Hindustani Party (VHP)

Jagernath Lachmon
Harry Mungra
Harry Radhakishun
Mohamed Islam Ramdjan (Moslimblok)

Progressive Surinamese People's Party (PSV)

Henk Heidweiller
Emile Wijntuin
Leo Guda
Paul van Philips

Party for National Unity and Solidarity (KTPI)

Iding Soemita
S. Soedardjo

**Nickerie Independent Party **

Dewnarain Poetoe
Johan Somaroe Kolhoe

Replacements

Van Philips (PSV) became in 1958 minister and was succeeded by Coen Ooft.
Essed and Ensberg (both NPS) also became minister and were succeeded by André Morgenstond and Olton van Genderen
Pierau died in 1962

References

[[Dieter Nohlen]] (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p614 {{ISBN. 978-0-19-928357-6

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