21 seats in the Estates of Suriname 11 seats needed for a majority
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Leader
Seats
+/–
NPS
S.D. Emanuels
9
+7
VHP
Jagernath Lachmon
4
−2
PSV
4
+1
KTPI
Iding Soemita [nl]
2
0
NOP
2
New
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General elections were held in Suriname on 25 June 1958.[1] The result was a victory for the National Party of Suriname, which won nine of the 21 seats.
^Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p614 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
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