1868 Surinamese general election

none Partial general elections were held in Suriname in March and April 1868 to elect three 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. Following the first elections in 1866 to elect all nine members, three members would be elected in 1868, replacing the three members who had been chosen to serve two-year terms in the initial States (Fergus Carstairs nl, B.E. Colaço Belmonte nl Benjamin Elias Colaço Belmonte and John James Hewitt). Appointed members served for one year. 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 with twice the number of candidates as seats remaining, who were the candidates who received the most votes but failed to be elected in the first round. Results As there were 241 valid ballots cast, candidates required 121 votes to be elected in the first round. Two candidates were elected in the first round, with a run-off taking place between the next two candidates for the third seat. Notes B.E. Colaço Belmonte nl Benjamin Elias Colaço Belmonte 147 #dbffdb Re-elected Fergus Carstairs nl 135 #dbffdb Re-elected A.J. van Emden nl Abraham Julius van Emden 78 139 #dbffdb Elected Cornelis Johannes Heylidy nl 76 86 F.H. van Affelen van Oorde nl Frederik Hendrik van Affelen van Oorde 68 M.S. van Praag nl Marcus Samson van Praag 45 A.H. de Granada nl Abraham Henriques de Granada 43 Simon Abendanon nl 19 Jacob Nicolaas Eckhardt de Mesquita 12 David Juda nl 7 A.J. da Costa nl Aron Jedidja da Costa 6 Abraham Wolff Oppenheimer 6 Gerardus Duijckink 6 Eliazer Soesman 6 Henricus Gerhardus Carolus Muller 5 Jacobus de Jong nl Jacobus de Jong (politicus) 5 Karel Daniel Brakke nl 5 Francois Daniel Daij 4 Joseph Gustaaf van Emden 4 Petrus Alma 4 Frederik Taunaij 4 Johannes Cornelis Muller nl Johannes Cornelis Muller Az. 3 Samuel Bueno de Mesquita 2 Carl Reinhard Berner 2 Joël Benjamin Vos nl 2 Phoebus Hitzerus Verbeek 2 Jacob Ballin 2 Paul René Planteau nl 2 Semuel Henriques de Granada 1 W.E.H. Winkels 1 John James Hewitt 1 Unseated R. Twiss 1 Tijndall de Veer 1 Johannis Hubertus Mertens 1 Hendrikus Hermanus Kramer 1 Severinus van Lierop 1 Johannis Sander 1 Evert Adolf van Emden 1 Michael de Veer 1 J.F. Saile Vanier nl Jacob François Saile Vanier 1 Johannis Philippus Haase Jr 1 Francois Philemon Bouguenon 1 A. von Königslöw 1 J. Mertens 1 241 241 2 Kolonial niewsblad,https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?coll=ddd&identifier=ddd:010507374:mpeg21:a0001 Paramaribo, 2 April 1868. Koloniaal nieuwsblad 3 April 1868 Delpher Surinaamsche courant,https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?coll=ddd&identifier=ddd:011193813:mpeg21:p002 Proces verbal Surinaamsche courant en Gouvernements advertentie blad 4 April 1868 Delpher Utrechtsch provinciaal en stedelijkhttps://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?coll=ddd&identifier=ddd:010807074:mpeg21:a0003 KOLONIEN. West-Indie. Utrechtsch provinciaal en stedelijk dagblad 30 May 1868 Delpher Aftermath Governor-General Willem Hendrik Johan van Idsinga re-appointed Samuel Bueno de Mesquita, Paul René Planteau nl and F.H. van Affelen van Oorde nl Frederik Hendrik van Affelen van Oorde as nominated members, together with Cornelis Johannes Heylidy nl, who had lost in the second round runoff. Planteau was replaced by Jasper Mauritsz Ganderheyden nl in 1869. The newly elected Colonial States met for the first time on 12 May 1868. Salomon Soesman Jr. nl Salomon Soesman jr. continued as chairman until May 1869, when he resigned and was succeeded as chairman by Jasper Mauritsz Ganderheyden nl. Having failed to be elected, F.H. van Affelen van Oorde resigned from his nominated seat in May 1868 and was replaced by Joël Benjamin Vos nl. However, he returned in May 1869, replacing elected member Salomon Soesman Jr. References General Suriname Category:Elections in Suriname