1934 Surinamese general election

none Partial general elections were held in Suriname on 3 April and 4 May 1934 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 1934 elections were to replace the five members elected in the 1928 elections. Only three of them – William Kraan nl, Henry George Willem de Miranda nl and Albert Gustaaf Putscher nl – were still in office and serving the same term; Anton Dragten nl had resigned in 1932 and been replaced by Gerson Philip Zaal nl, while Pieter Alexander May nl had also resigned in 1932 and been replaced by Karel Johannes van Erpecum nl (May had subsequently run in a 1933 by-election and been elected to serve the remainder of the term of Samuel Juda Samuels nl, who had been elected in 1930). Four of the five incumbents – Kraan, de Miranda, Putscher and Zaal – ran for re-election, while van Erpecum did not. Results As there were 418 valid votes, candidates required 210 to be elected in the first round. The four contesting incumbents were re-elected in the first round, with Albert Frederik Willem Kampens nl defeating C.E. Wolf by just one vote in the second round. Notes William Kraan nl 301 Re-elected #dbffdb Henry George Willem de Miranda nl 285 Re-elected #dbffdb Gerson Philip Zaal nl 273 Re-elected #dbffdb Albert Gustaaf Putscher nl 251 Re-elected #dbffdb Albert Frederik Willem Kampens nl 194 165 Elected #dbffdb C.E. Wolf 130 164 Alfred Morpurgo 127 418 418 29 16 De West,https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:110634454:mpeg21:a0036 De verkiezing De West 4 April 1934 De Surinamerhttps://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:110634454:mpeg21:a0036 Herstemming De Surinamer 5 May 1934 Aftermath In 1935 Johannes Brons (elected in 1930) resigned and was replaced by the returning Karel Johannes van Erpecum nl, who was declared elected unopposed on 11 February.https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011217991:mpeg21:a0039 Verkiezing De Surinamer 16 February 1935 References General Suriname Category:Elections in Suriname