title: 1949 Surinamese general election
text: # 1949 Surinamese general election
  
  General elections were held in Surinam on 30 May 1949. The result was a victory for the National Party of Suriname, which won 13 of the 21 seats. Voter turnout was 47.5%.
  
  ## Results
  
  | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National Party of Suriname | | | 13 |
  | | United Hindustani Party | | | 6 |
  | | Party for National Unity and Solidarity | | | 2 |
  | | Christian-Social Party | | | 0 |
  | | East Indian-Javanese Polital Party | | | 0 |
  | | International Unemployeds' Union | | | 0 |
  | | Negro Political Party | | | 0 |
  | | Progressive Surinamese People's Party | | | 0 |
  | | Union of Indonesians in Suriname | | | 0 |
  | | Women's Committee | | | 0 |
  | Total | Total | | | 21 |
  | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 96,466 | 55.7 | |
  | Source: Nohlen |||||
  
  ### Elected members
  
  * National Party of Suriname
     * Gerard van der Schroeff (Paramaribo)
     * Emile de la Fuente (Paramaribo)
     * David Findlay (Paramaribo)
     * Percy Wijngaarde (Paramaribo)
     * Leo Lauriers (Paramaribo)
     * Wim Bos Verschuur (Paramaribo)
     * Otto Wong (Paramaribo)
     * Rudolf Bernhard William Comvalius (Paramaribo)
     * Henk van Ommeren (Paramaribo)
     * Johan Adolf Pengel (Paramaribo)
     * Paul Kolader (Coronie)
     * Jan Raatgever (Marowijne)
     * Leo Eliazer (section IV of district Suriname; Paranam Mijnwerkersbond)
  * United Hindustani Party
     * Sewraam Rambaran Mishre (Nickerie)
     * Heinrich Wladimir Mohamed Radja (Nickerie)
     * Ludwig Sitalsing (Saramacca)
     * Hemradj Shriemisier (Saramacca)
     * Jagernath Lachmon (section II of district Suriname)
     * Sheik Mohamed Jamaludin (section III of district Suriname)
  * Party for National Unity and Solidarity
     * Ashruf Karamat Ali (Commewijne)
     * Iding Soemita (Commewijne)
  