Surinamese Labour Party

The Surinamese Labour Party (Template:Langx, SPA) is a political party in Suriname.

In the 2010 legislative elections, the party was part of the New Front for Democracy and Development that won 31.65% of the popular vote and 14 out of 51 seats in the National Assembly. The SPA got one seat out of these 14.

In the 2020 elections, the SPA again won no seats. It contested in only 9 of the districts, and decided against running in Coronie.

2020	Votes	%
Paramaribo	363	0,31
Wanica	198	0,28
Sipaliwini	152	1,43
Para	85	0,67
Brokopondo	32	0,60
Commewijne	31	0,16
Nickerie	30	0,15
Saramacca	17	0,16
Marowijne	14	0,16
Total	922	0,34

Electoral results

Election	Leader	Seats	Votes	%	+/–	Government
1987	Fred Derby	Template:Composition bar	2,704	1.57	New	Extra-parliamentary
1991		Template:Composition bar			Increase 3	Coalition
1996		Template:Composition bar			Decrease 2	Opposition
2000		Template:Composition bar			Increase 3	Coalition
2005	Siegfried Gilds	Template:Composition bar			Decrease 2	Coalition
2010	Guno Castelen	Template:Composition bar			Decrease 1	Opposition
2015		Template:Composition bar	719		Decrease 1	Extra-parliamentary
2020		Template:Composition bar	922	0.34	Steady 0	Extra-parliamentary

Representation

Members of the First Venetiaan Cabinet (1991-1996)

Ministers	Party	Ministry
Reynold Simons	SPA	Labour
Jack Kross	SPA
Siegfried Gilds	SPA	Defense
John Defares	SPA	Transport, Communication and Tourism

Members of the Second Venetiaan Cabinet (2000-2005)

Ministers	Party	Ministry
Clifford Marica	SPA	Labour
Siegfried Gilds	SPA	Justice and Police
Guno Castelen	SPA	Transport, Communication and Tourism

Members of the Third Venetiaan Cabinet (2005-2010)

Ministers	Party	Ministry
Clifford Marica	SPA	Labour
Siegfried Gilds	SPA	Trade and Industry
Clifford Marica	SPA

Chairmen

• Fred Derby: 1987-2001
• Siegfried Gilds: 2001-2009
• Guno Castelen: 2009-incumbent