1874 Surinamese general election

none Partial general elections were held in Suriname in March 1874 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. The 1874 elections were to replace the three members elected in 1868, B.E. Colaço Belmonte nl Benjamin Elias Colaço Belmonte, Fergus Carstairs nl and A.J. van Emden nl Abraham Julius van Emden. However, Carstairs had resigned in 1873 and been replaced by Johannes Cateau van Rosevelt. 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 125 valid ballots cast, candidates required 63 votes to be elected in the first round. All three incumbents were re-elected in the first round. Notes Johannes Cateau van Rosevelt 121 Re-elected #dbffdb A.J. van Emden nl Abraham Julius van Emden 115 Re-elected #dbffdb B.E. Colaço Belmonte nl Benjamin Elias Colaço Belmonte 87 Re-elected #dbffdb J.M. Gilquin 9 G.H. Barnet Lyon nl George Henry Barnet Lyon 6 Frederick Paul Penard 4 Henry Barnett (Surinamese politician) nl Henry Barnett Henry Barnett 4 Jacob Alexander Salomons nl 3 H. Muller 3 Phoebus Hitzerus Verbeek nl 2 A.H. de Granada nl Abraham Henriques de Granada 1 Jacob Gomperts 1 Jacob van Praag 1 Dr van West 1 Joël Benjamin Vos nl 1 Jacob Coenraad Gomperts 1 Mozes Taytelbaum 1 Isriel Aron Samuels 1 Philip Jacob Heijmans 1 R. Twiss 1 Hendrikus Hermanus Kramer 1 Johannis Philippus Haase Jr 1 Charles Busken Huet nl 1 125 125 1 Surinaamsche courantSurinaamsche courant Aftermath Governor-General Cornelis Ascanius van Sypesteyn nl Cornelis Ascanius van Sypesteyn (1823-1892) reappointed Phoebus Hitzerus Verbeek nl and appointed three new nominated members, G.J.A. Bosch Reitz nl Guillaume Jacques Abraham Bosch Reitz, Joël Benjamin Vos nl and Jacob Evert Wesenhagen nl Jacob Evert Wesenhagen (politicus). The newly elected States met for the first time on 12 May 1874, with Bosch Reitz appointed chairman.https://books.google.com/books?id=gqVpAAAAcAAJ Koloniale Staten van Suriname, 1866–1891: Volume 1 1891 26–29 E.F.L. Mollinger nl Ernst Frederik Louis Mollinger, who had been elected in 1872 resigned in April, after the elections had taken place. His seat was left unfilled until July, when he was replaced by David Baëza nl. N.T.A. Arlaud nl Nicolaas Thomas Arnoldus Arlaud, who had been elected in 1870, died in October 1874 and was replaced by Henry Barnett (Surinamese politician) nl Henry Barnett Henry Barnett. Nominated member Verbeek resigned in January 1875, while fellow nominee Wesenhagen died in March 1875. The two were replaced by Karel Daniel Brakke nl and Jacobus de Jong nl Jacobus de Jong (politicus) in May. In the same month, Daniel Benjamins nl (elected in 1870) resigned; in June he was replaced by the returning Verbeek. In December 1875 David Baëza died, and was replaced the following month by Jacob Alexander Salomons nl. Johannes Cornelis Muller nl Johannes Cornelis Muller Az., elected in 1872, resigned in February 1876 and was replaced by G.H. Barnet Lyon nl George Henry Barnet Lyon. References General Suriname Category:Elections in Suriname