1958 Surinamese general election

1958 Surinamese general election

25 June 1958

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

Party Leader Seats +/– NPS S.D. Emanuels 9 +7 VHP Jagernath Lachmon 4 −2 PSV 4 +1 KTPI Iding Soemita 2 0 NOP 2 New This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Johan Ferrier SDP S.D. Emanuels NPS

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

Party		Seats	+/–
	National Party of Suriname	9	+7
	United Hindustani Party	4	–2
	Progressive Surinamese People's Party	4	+1
	Party for National Unity and Solidarity	2	0
	Nickerie Independent Party	2	New
	Surinamese Democratic Party	0	–5
	Surinamese People's Party	0	New
Total		21	0
Source: Nohlen, Gallé

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