1926 Surinamese general election

none Partial general elections were held in Suriname in March 1926 to elect four 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 1926 elections were for the four members elected in the 1920 elections. William Kraan nl, Justus Rinia Cornelis Gonggrijp nl and Hubert Johan Terheggen nl were still in office but J. Vogt had resigned in 1921 and been replaced by Egbertus Rudolf de Vries nl. Of the four incumbents, only Kraan and Gonggrijp ran for re-election Results As there were 578 valid votes, candidates required 290 to be elected in the first round. Both incumbents lost their seats. Notes H.G. Brandon 445 Elected #dbffdb Frederik Pieter Schuitemaker nl 433 Elected #dbffdb Pierre Antoine Augustin Bucaille nl 390 Elected #dbffdb Ernst Snellen nl Thomas Waller 355 Elected #dbffdb William Kraan nl 287 Unseated Justus Rinia Cornelis Gonggrijp nl 140 Unseated 578 578 10 De Westhttps://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMKB23:001611025:mpeg21:a00003 De verkiezing De West 30 March 1926 Aftermath Robert David Simons nl and Simon Daniël de Vries nl, both elected in 1922, resigned in 1926.https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=KBDDD02:000212362:mpeg21:a0024 Verkiezing Kol. Staten De Surinamer 9 May 1926 They were replaced by Albert Gustaaf Putscher nl and Henry George William de Miranda nl, who were elected unopposed in June.https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=KBDDD02:000212362:mpeg21:a0024 Verkiezing Suriname 8 June 1926 H.G. Brandon resigned later in the same year and was replaced by David Simons (politician) nl David Simons (politicus) David Simons, who was elected unopposed.https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMKB23:001611078:mpeg21:a00005 Verkiezing De West 1 October 1926 Thomas Waller (Surinamese politician) nl Thomas Waller (politicus) Thomas Waller, elected in 1924, resigned in 1927 and was replaced by Carel Laurens Cool nl, who was also elected unopposed.https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMKB23:001613010:mpeg21:a00007 De verkiezing De West 4 February 1927 References General Suriname Category:Elections in Suriname