1928 Surinamese general election

none Partial general elections were held in Suriname in March 1928 to elect five of the thirteen members of the Colonial States. Electoral system The elections were held using the two-round system, with suffrage restricted to men who paid a tax contribution of 60 Dutch guilders.Geschiedenis van DNA https://www.dna.sr/jeugd/over-dna/geschiedenis-van-dna/ National Assembly Voters had multiple votes, and any candidate receiving a number of votes equivalent to over 50% of the valid ballots cast was elected in the first round. If not all seats were filled, a second round was held. Candidates were elected for a six-year term with staggered elections every two years and the 1928 elections were to replace the five members elected in the 1922 elections. Three of the five – Anton Dragten nl, Pieter Alexander May nl and Richard O'Ferrall (Surinamese politician) nl Richard O'Ferrall Richard O'Ferrall – were still in office. Robert David Simons nl and Simon Daniël de Vries nl had resigned in 1926 and been replaced by Albert Gustaaf Putscher nl and Henry George William de Miranda nl. De Miranda, Dragten, May and Putchser ran for re-election. Results As there were 838 valid votes, candidates required 420 to be elected in the first round. Notes Anton Dragten nl 635 Re-elected #dbffdb Pieter Alexander May nl 601 Re-elected #dbffdb Henry George William de Miranda nl 562 Re-elected #dbffdb William Kraan nl 497 Elected #dbffdb Albert Gustaaf Putscher nl 463 Re-elected #dbffdb Alfred Morpurgo 372 838 838 67 1391 De Westhttps://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011216526:mpeg21:a0032 Verkiezing De Surinamer 29 March 1928 Aftermath Karel Johannes van Erpecum nl (elected in 1924) resigned in 1929 and was replaced by Cornelis William Naar nl in an August 1929 by-election. Cornelis William Naar nl 287 Philip Samson nl 102 34 De Westhttps://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMKB23:001610062:mpeg21:a00004 De verkiezing De West 6 August 1929 Pierre Antoine Augustin Bucaille nl (elected in 1926) left Suriname in 1929 and was replaced by Philip Samson nl in a September 1929 by-election. Philip Samson nl 338 Alfred Morpurgo 165 31 De Surinamerhttps://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011235164:mpeg21:a0023 De verkiezing De Surinamer 15 September 1929 References General Suriname Category:Elections in Suriname