// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhy did the 1967 Surinamese general election go well? It was a vote of confidence.

1967 Surinamese general election

15 March 1967

39 seats in the Estates of Suriname 20 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– NPS Johan Pengel 29.49 17 +3 VHP Jagernath Lachmon 23.03 11 +3 Action Group 13.52 4 +2 PNP 9.62 3 New SDP 5.83 2 0 PARI 3.95 2 New This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Johan Pengel NPS Johan Pengel NPS

General elections were held in Suriname on 15 March 1967. The result was a victory for the National Party of Suriname, which won 17 of the 39 seats.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	National Party of Suriname	61,085	29.49	17	+3
	Progressive Reform Party	47,708	23.03	11	+3
	Action Group	28,010	13.52	4	+2
	Progressive National Party	19,930	9.62	3	New
	Surinamese Democratic Party	12,075	5.83	2	0
	Party for National Unity and Solidarity	11,705	5.65	0	–4
	Progressive Surinamese People's Party	9,223	4.45	0	–4
	Indonesian People's Party	8,183	3.95	2	New
	Nationalist Republican Party	5,378	2.60	0	0
	Action Front Dihaat	2,012	0.97	0	–1
	Independents	1,810	0.87	0	New
Total		207,119	100.00	39	+3
Source: Nohlen