Surinamese Labour Party

Surinamese Labour Party Surinaamse Partij van de Arbeid
Abbreviation	SPA
Leader	Guno Castelen
Founder	Fred Derby
Founded	1 July 1987
Preceded by	Nationalist Republican Party
Ideology	Social democracy Labourism
Political position	Centre-left
Seats in the National Assembly	0 / 51
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The Surinamese Labour Party (Template:Lang-nl, 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	Seats	+/–	Votes	Government
1987	0 / 51	New	style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no"|Extra-parliamentary
1991	3 / 51	3	style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Coalition
1996	1 / 51	2	style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Opposition
2000	4 / 51	3	style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Coalition
2005	2 / 51	2	style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Coalition
2010	1 / 51	1	style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Opposition
2015	0 / 51	1	style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no"|Extra-parliamentary
2020	0 / 51	0	style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no"|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