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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 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 13 of the 21 seats.


Results


Elected members

*National Party of Suriname ** Frederik Lim A Po ** Paul Kolader **
David Findlay David George Findlay (27 March 1913 – 6 April 1982) was a Surinamese politician, editor, and writer. He was the owner and chief editor of the newspaper '' De West''. Biography Findlay was born on 27 March 1913 in Paramaribo as David George Al ...
** Henk van Ommeren **
Johan Adolf Pengel Johan Adolf "Jopie" Pengel (20 January 1916 – 5 June 1970) was a Surinamese politician, and prime minister of Suriname from 30 June 1963 to 5 March 1969 for the National Party of Suriname (NPS). Biography Pengel was born in Paramaribo on 20 Ja ...
** Rudolf Bernhard William Comvalius **
Frederick James Alexander Murray Frederick James Alexander Murray (5 September 1907 – 6 May 1954) was a Surinamese politician of the NPS. Murray was born in Waterloo, Nickerie District. At the age of 17, he started work as an assistant teacher. Later he became a qualified te ...
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*United Hindustani Party **
Jagernath Lachmon Jagernath Lachmon, also Jaggernath Lachmon, (21 September 1916 – 19 October 2001) was a Surinamese politician. He was one of the founders of the Progressive Reform Party (VHP), an Indo-Surinamese party founded in 1947 of which he served as Pre ...
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Harry Radhakishun Harry Sharuh Radhakishun (25 July 1921 – 3 January 1983) was a Surinamese businessman and politician. He served as Deputy Prime Minister of Suriname and Minister of Finance from 1969 to 1973, and as Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fish ...
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Harry Francois Sewberath Misser Harry Francois Sewberath Misser (15 February 1895 – 16 August 1961) was a Surinamese civil servant and politician of the VHP. He was born in Suriname as son of British Indian immigrants and Rammaneruth was his given name. In 1925 he official ...
** Soekdew Mungra **
Khemradj Kanhai Khemradj Kanhai (4 June 1912 – 26 November 1988) was a Surinamese politician of the VHP. Kanhai was born in Paramaribo. He studied bookkeeping, but failed his examination. He proceeded to work as a shop assistant at Sauwma, and later he becam ...
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Ramkisoen Dewdat Oedayrajsing Varma Ramkisoen Dewdat Oedayrajsing Varma (March 1907 – 1968) was a member of the Estates of Suriname for the VHP during the 1950s. Varma was born in Nieuw Nickerie. He studied to become a teacher at a primary school, but did not finish it. He beca ...
*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

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