General elections were held in Suriname on 24 October 1969.[1] 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.
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Results edit
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| VHP Bloc (VHP–SRI–AG) | 75,963 | 37.23 | 19 | +2 | |
| National Party of Suriname | 55,482 | 27.19 | 11 | –6 | |
| PNP Bloc (PNP–KTPI–PSV–PBP) | 47,690 | 23.37 | 8 | +5 | |
| Nationalist Republican Party | 15,943 | 7.81 | 1 | +1 | |
| Surinamese Democratic Party | 3,152 | 1.54 | 0 | –2 | |
| Surinamese Hindu Party | 2,154 | 1.06 | 0 | New | |
| Other parties | 3,657 | 1.79 | 0 | – | |
| Total | 204,041 | 100.00 | 39 | 0 | |
| Source: Nohlen | |||||
References edit
- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p614 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6