Surinamese Labour Party

{{short description|Political party in Suriname}}

{{more sources|date=December 2009}}

{{Infobox political party

| name = Surinamese Labour Party

| native_name = Surinaamse Partij van de Arbeid

| abbreviation = SPA

| founder = Fred Derby

| colorcode = {{party color|Surinamese Labour Party}}

| leader = Guno Castelen

| logo = Surinamese Labour Party.png

| foundation = 1 July 1987

| predecessor = Nationalist Republican Party

| ideology = Social democracy
Labourism

| position = Centre-left

| seats1_title = Seats in the National Assembly

| seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|51|{{party color|Surinamese Labour Party}}}}

| country = Suriname

}}

The Surinamese Labour Party ({{langx|nl|Surinaamse Partij van de Arbeid}}, 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.dbsuriname.com/2020/06/17/chs-proces-verbalen-2015-en-2020/ |title=CHS Proces Verbalen 2015 en 2020|website=Dagblad Suriname|access-date=6 May 2021|language=nl}}

class="wikitable" !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