1973 Surinamese general election

1973 Surinamese general election

19 November 1973

39 seats in the Estates 20 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– NPK Henck Arron 50.28 22 VHP Bloc Jagernath Lachmon 39.06 17 −2 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Jules Sedney PNP Henck Arron NPS

General elections were held in Suriname on 19 November 1973. The result was a victory for the National Party Combination (an alliance of the National Party of Suriname, the Nationalist Republican Party, the Party for National Unity and Solidarity and the Suriname Progressive People's Party), which won 22 of the 39 seats.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	National Party Combination (NPS–PNR–KTPI–PSV)	61,700	50.28	22	–
	VHP Bloc (VHP–SRI–PBP)	47,931	39.06	17	–2
	Progressive National Party	3,908	3.18	0	–
	Bush Negro Unity Party	3,198	2.61	0	New
	Hindustani Political Party	3,121	2.54	0	New
	United People's Party–Surinamese Women's Front	1,215	0.99	0	New
	Democratic People's Front	676	0.55	0	New
	Action Group	628	0.51	0	–
	Democratic Union of Suriname	334	0.27	0	New
Total		122,711	100.00	39	0
Registered voters/turnout		161,400	–
Source: Nohlen