1912 Surinamese general election

none Partial general elections were held in Suriname in March and April 1912 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 1912 elections were for the four members elected in the 1906 elections. Of those four, Samuel Bueno Bibaz nl, Frits Curiel nl and Reinbertus Aloisius Tammenga nl were still in office, while Frans Carel Gefken nl had died in 1909 and been replaced by Lucas Lubbertus Beckeringh van Loenen nl. Only Bibaz and Beckeringh van Loenen ran for re-election. Results As there were 359 valid votes, candidates required 180 to be elected in the first round.https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010336149:mpeg21:a0018 De verkiezing Suriname 29 March 1912 Notes Lucas Lubbertus Beckeringh van Loenen nl 289 Re-elected #dbffdb Samuel Bueno Bibaz nl 225 Re-elected #dbffdb Eduard Zeiler nl 206 Elected #dbffdb Pieter Alexander May nl 169 97 Dirk Olthuis nl 152 104 Elected #dbffdb L.R. Worst 107 359 359 17 7 665 665 De Surinamerhttps://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011216210:mpeg21:a0076 Uitslag van de stemming De Surinamer 28 March 1912https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011216218:mpeg21:a0065 De verkiezing De Surinamer 25 April 1912 Aftermath Franciscus Smith nl (elected in 1910) resigned in 1912 and was replaced by Pieter Alexander May. October 1912 by-election Pieter Alexander May nl 157 Wilhelmus Nicolaas Stephanus Arntz nl 98 6 665 De Surinamerhttps://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011216268:mpeg21:a0029 Uitslag van de Verkiezing De Surinamer 10 October 1912 Theophilius Libertador Ellis nl (elected in 1908) died in 1913. Jacques Arnold Jessurun nl was the only candidate nominated for the by-election and was declared elected unopposed in June.https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011090708:mpeg21:a0030 De verkiezing De West 24 June 1913 August Richard Bueno nl (elected in 1908) resigned in 1913 and was replaced by William Kraan nl. November 1913 by-election William Kraan nl 210 P. Hilfman 99 L.C.C. Schütz 44 31 649 Surinamehttps://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010341402:mpeg21:p003 De Verkiezing Suriname 7 November 1913 Eduard Zeiler resigned in 1914. Hendrik Salm nl was the only candidate nominated to replace him and was elected unopposed.https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011090377:mpeg21:a0030 De verkiezing De West 31 March 1914 References General Suriname Category:Elections in Suriname