1918 Surinamese general election

none Partial general elections were held in Suriname in March 1918 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/ 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. Candidates were elected for a six-year term with staggered elections every two years and the 1918 elections were for the four members elected in the 1912 elections. However, all four had since resigned, three of them in 1914; Eduard Zeiler nl was replaced by Hendrik Salm nl (who himself subsequently resigned in 1915 and was replaced by Willem Dijckmeester nl), Samuel Bueno Bibaz nl by Adolf Nassy and Lucas Lubbertus Beckeringh van Loenen nl by Pieter Walther Hering nl. The fourth member, Dirk Olthuis nl, resigned in 1915 and was replaced by Harry van Ommeren nl. Of the four incumbents, Dijckmeester, Hering and van Ommeren ran for re-election, while Nassy did not. Results As there were 440 valid votes, candidates required 221 to be elected in the first round. Notes Pieter Walther Hering nl 337 Re-elected #dbffdb Willem Dijckmeester nl 296 Re-elected #dbffdb Pieter Alexander May nl 251 Elected #dbffdb Harry van Ommeren nl 251 Re-elected #dbffdb Thomas Waller (Surinamese politician) nl Thomas Waller (politicus) Thomas Waller 208 Evert Barend Johannes Luitink 151 440 440 11 637 De Surinamer,https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011216867:mpeg21:a0047 Verkiezing–Kol. Staten De Surinamer 28 March 1916 Suriname,https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010341856:mpeg21:a0033 Verkiezing Suriname 29 March 1918 De Westhttps://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011091229:mpeg21:a0025 De verkiezing De West 30 March 1918 Aftermath Jacques Arnold Jessurun nl (elected in 1914) resigned later in 1918 and was replaced by Simon Daniël de Vries nl. July 1918 by-election Simon Daniël de Vries nl 244 Thomas Waller (Surinamese politician) nl Thomas Waller (politicus) Thomas Waller 235 16 De Surinamerhttps://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011216898:mpeg21:a0034 Verkiezing De Surinamer 14 July 1918 Willem Dijckmeester nl also resigned in 1918 and was replaced by Thomas Waller (Surinamese politician) nl Thomas Waller (politicus) Thomas Waller. January 1919 by-election Thomas Waller (Surinamese politician) nl Thomas Waller (politicus) Thomas Waller 272 H.J. de Vries 171 5 Surinamehttps://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=KBDDD02:000211699:mpeg21:a0005 De Verkiezing Suriname 21 January 1919 Hubert van Asch van Wijck nl (elected in 1916) resigned in 1919 and was replaced by Derk Siewert Huizinga nl. May 1919 by-election Derk Siewert Huizinga nl 288 Albert Calor nl 249 7 De Westhttps://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:110635968:mpeg21:a0035 De verkiezing De West 16 May 1919 References General Suriname Category:Elections in Suriname