1969 Surinamese general election

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 [nl]), which won 19 of the 39 seats.

1969 Surinamese general election

← 1967 24 October 1969 1973 →

39 seats in the Estates 20 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– VHP Bloc Jagernath Lachmon 37.23 19 +2 NPS Johan Adolf Pengel 27.19 11 −6 PNP Bloc Jules Sedney 23.37 8 +5 PNR Eddy Bruma 7.81 1 +1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Arthur Johan May Independent Jules Sedney PNP

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	VHP Bloc (VHP–SRI–AG [nl])	75,963	37.23	19	+2
	National Party of Suriname	55,482	27.19	11	–6
	PNP Bloc (PNP–KTPI–PSV–PBP [nl])	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