1894 Surinamese general election

none Partial general elections were held in Suriname on 25 March and in April 1894 to elect four of the nine elected members of the Colonial States. Electoral system The Colonial States consisted of nine elected members and four appointed by the Governor-General.https://cadmus.eui.eu/bitstream/handle/1814/36216/EUDO_CIT_2015_05_Suriname.pdf Access to Electoral Rights: Suriname Ngo Chun Luk & Hamied Ahmadali July 2015 European University Institute Elected members served six-year terms, with three members elected every two years. The 1894 elections were to replace the three members elected in 1888, A.H. de Granada nl Abraham Henriques de Granada, Hendrikus d'Angremond nl and Julius Muller (politician) nl Julius Muller Julius Muller. All three ran for re-election. There was also a by-election for the elected seat vacated by Christiaan Hendrik van Meurs nl who had been overseas due to ill-health. However, van Meurs had returned and was running for re-election. 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/ 2026-01-15 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. Results As there were 225 valid ballots cast, candidates required 113 votes to be elected in the first round. Muller was easily re-elected, while de Granada received exactly the 113 needed to avoid a run-off. One was required between the third- and fourth-placed candidates Theophilius Libertador Ellis nl and Guillaume Jean Vanier nl. Both also ran in the second round of the simultaneous by-election, with Vanier elected in the main run-off and Ellis in the by-election. Notes Julius Muller (politician) nl Julius Muller Julius Muller 190 Re-elected #dbffdb A.H. de Granada nl Abraham Henriques de Granada 113 Re-elected #dbffdb Theophilius Libertador Ellis nl 92 29 Guillaume Jean Vanier nl 80 176 #dbffdb Elected Hendrikus d'Angremond nl 60 Unseated Daniel Coutinho 60 J.J. Heilbron 6 Christiaan Hendrik van Meurs nl 5 1 J.L. Hijmans 3 A.E.J.W. Juta 3 A.J. Jessurun 3 A.A. ter Laag 3 L.C. van Amson 3 R.H. Leijsner 2 J.F. Spiering 2 Justus Gonggrijp nl Justus Rinia Cornelis Gonggrijp 2 John Fredrik Green nl 2 Frits Curiel nl 1 F.A. del Prado 1 François Wijnand Hensen nl 1 W.E. van Emden 1 Samuel Muller van Voorst nl 1 J. van West 1 Carel Bergen 1 S.H. Pos 1 J. da Costa 1 von Weiler 1 W.L. Loth 1 H.A.R.H. Leijsner 1 J.J.P. Wessels 1 C.F. Aalsmeer 1 L.J. Hertzberger 1 Jacques Bernard Nassy nl 1 R.B. Bibaz 1 F. van Ghert Jr 1 George Henry Barnet Lyon nl 1 Eduard Adriaan Cabell 1 J.P.W. van Eyck 1 225 225 0 0 1 17 Suriname,https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010338000:mpeg21:a0012 Stadsniuews Suriname 23 March 1894 De Surinamerhttps://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011214429:mpeg21:a0015 Stadsniuews 15 April 1894 De Surinamer By-election In the by-election for the seat vacated by Christiaan Hendrik van Meurs nl, Theophilius Libertador Ellis nl was elected in the second round. Notes Theophilius Libertador Ellis nl 91 114 Elected #dbffdb Christiaan Hendrik van Meurs nl 69 108 Daniel Coutinho 29 Guillaume Jean Vanier nl 11 1 J.J. Heilbron 9 A.H. de Granada nl Abraham Henriques de Granada 3 G.J.J. Karg 2 Wouterus van Esveld nl 2 R.H. Leijsner 2 J.P. van den Corput 1 Jacques Bernard Nassy nl 1 W.A. van Emden 1 D. de Boer 1 Frits Curiel nl 1 0 0 17 2 Suriname De Surinamer Aftermath The Governor-General reappointed Isaac da Costa (politician) nl Isaac da Costa (1847-1925) Isaac da Costa, David Juda nl and Salomon Matthijs Swijt nl as nominated members, together with Adrianus van 't Hoogerhuys nl. Juda remained chairman. In 1895 a by-election was held to replace Henry Barnett (Surinamese politician) nl Henry Barnett Henry Barnett, with Justus Gonggrijp nl Justus Rinia Cornelis Gonggrijp elected with 94 of the 181 valid votes cast.https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011213547:mpeg21:p001 Verkiezings Statistiek Nieuwe Surinaamsche Courant 29 March 1900 References General Suriname Category:Elections in Suriname Category:March 1894 in South America Category:April,1894 in South America