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 Stuart may refer to: Names *Stuart (name), a given name and surname (and list of people with the name) Automobile *Stuart (automobile) Places Australia Generally *Stuart Highway, connecting South Australia and the Northern Territory Norther ...

(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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

;NPS *

Emanuel Ferdinand Pierau Emanuel may refer to: * Emanuel (name), a given name and surname (see there for a list of people with this name) * Emanuel School, Australia, Sydney, Australia * Emanuel School, Battersea, London, England * Emanuel (band), a five-piece rock band fr ...

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 manu ...

;KTPI * Ashruf Karamat Ali * Iding Soemita

References

{{Surinamese elections Suriname Elections in Suriname 1955 in Suriname Suriname Election and referendum articles with incomplete results