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National Party Of Suriname
The National Party of Suriname ( nl, Nationale Partij Suriname, NPS) is a social democratic political party in Suriname, founded in 1946, and since June 2012 led by Gregory Rusland. For a long time it was the largest ruling party in the country, and it has been in government for a total of over 40 years. Of the 16 general elections held in Suriname, the party or a coalition it was a leading part of finished in first place 11 times. The party tends to be more popular among Afro-Surinamese and multiracial people. At the 2005 legislative elections, the party was part of the New Front for Democracy and Development that won 41.2% of the popular vote and 23 out of 51 seats in the National Assembly. In 1993, Ronald Venetiaan became party leader. Since that time, the NPS witnessed a decline in the elections that followed. In June 2012, Venetiaan stepped down from party leadership. Party elections were held for his successor with Gregory Rusland winning seven out of eleven districts, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregory Rusland
Gregory Allan Rusland (born 9 November 1959) is a Surinamese politician. He served as Minister for Natural Resources between 2005 and 2010. In 2012 he became leader of the National Party of Suriname. Rusland has been a member of the National Assembly since 2015. Early life and career Rusland was born on 9 November 1959 in Paramaribo. He studied agricultural production at the Anton de Kom University of Suriname and received a bachelor's degree in 1982. He continued his studies in the same field at the University of Florida and obtained an MSc in 1984. Rusland obtained a further PhD at the same institute in 1987. He held several teaching positions at the Anton de Kom University of Suriname between 1987 and 2005. Between 1987 and 2000 Rusland also helped found several institutes at the university. He also went into business and amongst other ventures served as president-commissioner of a shrimp company. Political career Rusland served as Minister for Natural Resources between 2005 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Front For Democracy And Development
The New Front for Democracy and Development ( nl, Nieuw Front voor Democratie en Ontwikkeling) was a social-democratic political alliance in Suriname. At the legislative elections (25 May 2005), the alliance won 41.2% of the popular votes and 23 out of 51 seats in the National Assembly. And at the elections of 2010 the party won 14 out of the 51 seats. The alliance is formed by: *National Party of Suriname (''Nationale Partij Suriname'') * Progressive Reform Party (''Vooruitstrevende Hervormings Partij'') *Democratic Alternative '91 The Democratic Alternative '91 ( nl, Democratisch Alternatief '91, DA'91) is a liberal political party in Suriname. History The DA '91 was founded in 1991 when it split off from the National Party of Suriname. The party was founded shortly befo ... (''Democratisch Alternatief '91'') * Surinamese Labour Party (''Surinaamse Partij van de Arbeid'') Political party alliances in Suriname {{Suriname-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 Surinamese General Election
General elections were held in Suriname on 24 October 1969.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p614 The result was a victory for the VHP bloc (an alliance of the VHP, the Indonesian People's Party and the Action Group), which won 19 of the 39 seats. Results References {{Surinamese elections Suriname Elections in Suriname 1969 in Suriname Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ... Election and referendum articles with incomplete results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967 Surinamese General Election
General elections were held in Suriname on 15 March 1967.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p614 The result was a victory for the National Party of Suriname, which won 17 of the 39 seats. Results References {{Surinamese elections Suriname Elections in Suriname 1967 in Suriname Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ... Election and referendum articles with incomplete results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963 Surinamese General Election
General elections were held in Suriname in March 1963.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p614 The result was a victory for the National Party of Suriname, which won 14 of the 36 seats. Caribbean Elections Results Elected members References {{Surinamese elections Elections in Suriname |
1958 Surinamese General Election
General elections were held in Suriname on 25 June 1958. Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p614 The result was a victory for the National Party of Suriname The National Party of Suriname ( nl, Nationale Partij Suriname, NPS) is a social democratic political party in Suriname, founded in 1946, and since June 2012 led by Gregory Rusland. For a long time it was the largest ruling party in the country, ..., which won nine of the 21 seats. Results References {{Surinamese elections Suriname Elections in Suriname 1958 in Suriname Election and referendum articles with incomplete results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Progressive Reform Party (Suriname)
The Progressive Reform Party ( nl, Vooruitstrevende Hervormingspartij, VHP; Sarnami Hindustani: प्रगतिशील सुधार दल, ''Pragatisheel Sudhaar Dal''), formerly known as the United Hindustani Party ( nl, Verenigde Hindoestaanse Partij; Sarnami Hindustani: संयुक्त हिंदुस्तानी पार्टी, ''Samyukt Hindustani Party''; 1949–August 1966) and the Vatan Hitkari Party (English: ''Party for the Promotion of National Welfare''; , Sarnami Hindustani: वतन हितकारी पार्टी, ''Vatan Hitkari Party''; August 1966 – 1973), is a political party in Suriname. It was originally founded in January 1949 as a merger of three parties to represent the Indo-Surinamese community. The party occupies a position straddling the political centre and centre-left, advocating for a combination of social-democratic and social-liberal policies under the Third Way philosophy. During the party's history it freque ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1955 Surinamese General Election
General elections were held in Suriname on 29 March 1955. Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p614 The result was a victory for the Unity Front, which won 11 of the 21 seats. Results Elected members ;Unity Front * Stuart Harry Axwijk (SDP) * Clemens Ramkisoen Biswamitre (PSV) * E.R. Braaf (SDP) * Rudolf Bernhard William Comvalius (SDP) * J.A. Emanuels (PSV) * J.J. Emanuelson (PS) * David George Findlay (SDP) * George Kort (PS) * Henny Lamur (PS) * Henk van Ommeren (SDP) * J.A. Wessels (PSV) ;VHP * Jagernath Lachmon * Harry Radhakishun * Harry Francois Sewberath Misser * Soekdew Mungra * Khemradj Kanhai * Ramkisoen Dewdat Oedayrajsing Varma ;NPS * Emanuel Ferdinand Pierau * Johan Kraag Johan * Johan (given name) * ''Johan'' (film), a 1921 Swedish film directed by Mauritz Stiller * Johan (band), a Dutch pop-group ** ''Johan'' (album), a 1996 album by the group * Johan Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada * Jo-Han, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1951 Surinamese General Election
General elections were held in Surinam on 14 March 1951. Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p614 The result was a victory for the National Party of Suriname, which won 13 of the 21 seats. Results Elected members *National Party of Suriname ** Frederik Lim A Po ** Paul Kolader **David Findlay ** Henk van Ommeren **Johan Adolf Pengel ** Rudolf Bernhard William Comvalius **Frederick James Alexander Murray **Johan Kraag **Stuart Harry Axwijk **Emanuel Ferdinand Pierau **James Alexander Mac May **Huerta Milano Celvius Bergen **Just Rens *United Hindustani Party **Jagernath Lachmon **Harry Radhakishun **Harry Francois Sewberath Misser ** Soekdew Mungra **Khemradj Kanhai **Ramkisoen Dewdat Oedayrajsing Varma *Party for National Unity and Solidarity ** Ashruf Karamat Ali ** Iding Soemita Changes * Guno Kletter succeeded Lim A Po after by-election in 1953. * Jules Sof succeeded Murray after by-election in 1954. References {{Surinames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1949 Surinamese General Election
General elections were held in Surinam on 30 May 1949. Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p614 The result was a victory for the National Party of Suriname, which won 13 of the 21 seats. Voter turnout was 47.5%.Nohlen, p615 Results Elected members *National Party of Suriname **Gerard van der Schroeff (Paramaribo) **Emile de la Fuente (Paramaribo) **David Findlay (Paramaribo) ** Percy Wijngaarde (Paramaribo) **Leo Lauriers (Paramaribo) **Wim Bos Verschuur (Paramaribo) ** Otto Wong (Paramaribo) ** Rudolf Bernhard William Comvalius (Paramaribo) ** Henk van Ommeren (Paramaribo) **Johan Adolf Pengel (Paramaribo) ** Paul Kolader (Coronie) **Jan Raatgever (Marowijne) ** Leo Eliazer (section IV of district Suriname; Paranam Mijnwerkersbond) *United Hindustani Party **Sewraam Rambaran Mishre (Nickerie) **Heinrich Wladimir Mohamed Radja (Nickerie) **Ludwig Sitalsing (Saramacca) ** Hemradj Shriemisier (Saramacca) **Jagernath Lachmon (section II ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Suriname
Suriname is divided into 10 districts ( nl, districten). Overview History The country was first divided up into subdivisions by the Netherlands, Dutch on October 8, 1834, when a Royal Decree declared that there were to be 8 divisions and 2 districts: *Upper Suriname and Torarica *Para *Upper Commewijne *Upper Cottica and Perica *Lower Commewijne *Lower Cottica *Matapica *Saramacca *Coronie (district) *Nickerie (district) The divisions were areas near the capital city, Paramaribo, and the districts were areas further away from the city. In 1927, Suriname's districts were revised, and the country was divided into 7 districts. In 1943, 1948, 1949, 1952 and 1959 further small modifications were made. On October 28, 1966, the districts were redrawn again, into *Nickerie *Coronie *Saramacca *Brokopondo *Para *Suriname *Paramaribo *Commewijne *Marowijne These divisions remained until 1980, when yet again, the borders of the districts were redrawn, however, with the following requir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Surinamese General Election
General elections were held in Suriname on 25 May 2020. The elections occurred concurrently with an economic crisis in Suriname, as well as the COVID-19 crisis. Electoral system The 51 seats in the National Assembly are elected using party-list proportional representation under the D'Hondt method in ten multi-member constituencies containing between two and seventeen seats. The ten electoral constituencies are coterminous with the ten administrative districts of Suriname. Voters also have the option of casting a preferential vote for one of the candidates on the chosen list in order to increase their place in the list, and the candidate(s) having obtained the most preferential votes in the lists that obtained seats are declared elected. The National Assembly subsequently elects the President. Campaign Both the V7 and A-Combination coalitions were dissolved shortly after the previous elections in 2015. Electoral alliances (which may have allowed residual votes of the combined pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |