1938 Surinamese general election

none General elections were held in Surinam on 14 February and 23 March 1938 to choose the ten elected members of the Estates. Grace Schneiders-Howard was the only female candidate and was successful in the second round of voting, becoming the first woman elected in the Surinamese legislature.Edward Dew (2013) The Difficult Flowering of Surinam: Ethnicity and Politics in a Plural Society p53 Electoral system The elections were held using a two-round system in a single nationwide constituency. To be elected in the first round, a candidate had to receive more votes than 50% of the valid ballots cast. If a second round was required the number of candidates was twice the number of seats available. Suffrage was limited to men paying poll tax, although women were allowed to stand as candidates. Campaign A total of 22 candidates contested the ten seats. Although not able to vote, a group of creole market women set up the Social Democratic Women's League to campaign for Schneiders-Howard. Results Six candidates were elected in the first round, receiving 619 or more votes. A further four were elected in the second. Seven of the winning candidates were incumbent members.Surinaamsch Verslag 1939 p2 Notes William Kraan nl 953 Re-elected #dbffdb Karel Johannes van Erpecum nl 863 Re-elected #dbffdb Julius del Prado nl 773 Re-elected #dbffdb Clemens Ramkisoen Biswamitre nl 668 Re-elected #dbffdb Frederik Lim A Po nl 653 Elected #dbffdb Philip Samson nl 644 Re-elected #dbffdb Gerson Philip Zaal nl 607 611 Re-elected #dbffdb Cornelis William Naar nl 560 490 Re-elected #dbffdb Henry George Willem de Miranda nl 543 263 Unseated Albert Calor nl 445 467 Elected #dbffdb Grace Schneiders-Howard 442 462 Elected #dbffdb David Simons (politician) nl David Simons (politicus) David Simons 430 351 Unseated Henk van Ommeren nl Henk van Ommeren (1896-1996) 352 374 C.E. Wolf 281 320 J.F.D. Haenen 265 J.P. Schüngel 283 James Alexander Mac May nl 232 C.R. Schoonhoven 205 J.M.C. Parisius 195 Th.A.C. Comvalius 180 Albert Gustaaf Putscher nl 149 Unseated S. Laret 132 1237 979 1237 979 133 64 2417 2417 De Surinamer, Suriname Aftermath Following the elections, five additional members were appointed by the Governor on 30 March: Rachoenandan Brahma Tewari, Nicolaas Cornelis van Gheel Gildemeester, Jagesar Persad Kaulesar Sukul, Hendrik Miskin and Willem Vogel. Karel Johannes van Erpecum became Chairman of the Estates and Philip Samson vice-president.Surinaamsche personalia Surinaamsch Verslag References Category:Elections in Suriname Suriname General