1866 Surinamese general election

none General elections were held in Suriname for the first time in April 1866 following the creation of a partially elected Colonial States. 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 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 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. Elected members were to serve six-year terms, with one-third of members elected every two years. Following the first elections in 1866 to elect all nine members, three members would be elected in 1868. Appointed members served for one year. Results As there were 226 valid ballots cast, candidates required 114 votes to be elected in the first round. Four candidates were elected in the first round, with a run-off taking place between the next ten candidates. Notes G.J.A. Bosch Reitz nl Guillaume Jacques Abraham Bosch Reitz 156 Elected #dbffdb E.F.L. Mollinger nl Ernst Frederik Louis Mollinger 152 Elected #dbffdb B.E. Colaço Belmonte nl Benjamin Elias Colaço Belmonte 146 Elected #dbffdb Salomon Soesman Jr. nl Salomon Soesman jr. 127 Elected #dbffdb Daniel Benjamins nl 111 123 Elected #dbffdb John James Hewitt 105 170 Elected #dbffdb N.T.A. Arlaud nl Nicolaas Thomas Arnoldus Arlaud 100 131 Elected #dbffdb M.S. van Praag nl Marcus Samson van Praag 92 94 J.V. Bouguenon nl Joseph Victor Bouguenon 88 110 Elected #dbffdb Fergus Carstairs nl 84 102 Elected #dbffdb Jacob Nicolaas Eckhardt de Mesquita 73 81 Joseph Gustaaf van Emden 69 86 Tjerk Jansen Eijken Sluijters 59 87 Frederik Taunaij 57 61 A.J. da Costa nl Aron Jedidja da Costa 45 Francois Philemon Bouguenon 41 J. Mauritsz Ganderheyden nl Jasper Mauritsz Ganderheyden 41 Simon Abendanon nl 38 Abraham Wolff Oppenheimer 32 Hugh Wright 32 Samuel Bueno de Mesquita 30 A.H. de Granada nl Abraham Henriques de Granada 27 J.M.J.E. Sluijters nl Johannes Mattheus Jansen Eijken Sluijters 19 F.H. van Affelen van Oorde nl Frederik Hendrik van Affelen van Oorde 15 Petrus Alma 14 W.E.H. Winkels 12 Jan Carel Telting 11 A.G. van Son 11 Henri Muller 11 Karel Daniel Brakke nl 11 Carl Reinhard Berner 11 Thomas Tijndall 10 Johannes Cornelis Muller nl Johannes Cornelis Muller Az. 9 J.H. Vernhout 8 Semuel Henriques de Granada 8 A. Dessé 7 Lodewijk Carbin 6 Johannis Philippus Haase Jr 6 Hendrikus Hermanus Kramer 6 François Daniel Daij 6 Jacob Coenraad Gomperts 5 Jacobus de Jong nl 5 John Hilton Jackson 5 G. Cruden 5 Friedrich Boedinghaus 4 Barend Christiaan van den Ende 4 Jacob Gomperts 4 Johann Heinrich Kruse 4 L.G. Malmberg 4 Johannis Hubertus Mertens 4 Peter Christiaan Maij 4 Wilhelm Eduard Ruhmann nl 4 Hendrik Samuel Schouten 3 J.M. Polak 3 Paul René Planteau nl 3 J.J.B. de Mesquita 3 Abraham Daniel Fernandes 3 A.M. Coster 3 Henrieus Bijlaart 2 J. Frouin 2 J.W. Gefken 2 M. Hutchinson 2 Franco Petrus Kamerling 2 James Delmonte Lijon 2 Willem Johannis Gijsbertus Labad 2 Duncan Munro 2 D.J.C. O'Ferrall 2 S. Soesman 2 Thomas Godfried Smith 2 Phoebus Hitzerus Verbeek nl 2 Johan Philip Louis Weiman 2 Bernat Ballin 1 David Baëza nl 1 Adriaan Hagoort van Borcharen 1 James Harvie Cummings 1 J. Colaço Belmonte 1 Geradus Duijckinck 1 J.M.A. Martini van Gelfen 1 Hermanus van Genderen 1 H.R. Gummels 1 Samuel Louis Heijmans 1 Jan Philippus Albertus Hoeffelman 1 Johannus Herbert August Willem Baron van Heerdt 1 Jaques David Juda 1 A. von Konigslow 1 Sallij Lijon 1 Johan Lugard 1 W. Meijer 1 Alexander Mac Donald 1 J.B. de Mesquita 1 J. Petzoldt 1 Fecke Poort 1 Jacob van Praag 1 F.A. Searle 1 J.L. Stuger 1 H. Sawijer 1 Jacob Isac Spiering 1 D.M. Uhlenkamp 1 Michael de Veer 1 Joël Benjamin Vos nl 1 J.F. Saile Vanier nl Jacob François Saile Vanier 1 226 217 226 217 2 1 Surinaamsche couranthttps://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?coll=ddd&identifier=ddd:011193499:mpeg21:a0003 Officieel Gedeelte Surinaamsche courant en Gouvernements advertentie blad 7 April 1866 Delpherhttps://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?coll=ddd&identifier=ddd:011193504:mpeg21:p001 Surinaamsche courant en Gouvernements advertentie blad 19 April 1866 Niet Officieel Gedeelte Delpher Aftermath Governor-General Reinhart Frans van Lansberge nl appointed Samuel Bueno de Mesquita, J. Mauritsz Ganderheyden nl Jasper Mauritsz Ganderheyden, J.M.J.E. Sluijters nl Johannes Mattheus Jansen Eijken Sluijters and F.H. van Affelen van Oorde nl Frederik Hendrik van Affelen van Oorde as the nominated members. The newly elected Colonial States met for the first time on 8 May 1866. J. Mauritsz Ganderheyden was appointed chairman. From the elected members, it was decided that Fergus Carstairs, B.E. Colaço Belmonte and J.J. Hewitt would serve until 1868, Daniel Benjamins, G.J.A. Bosch Reitz and N.T.A. Arlaud would serve until 1870, while E.F.L. Mollinger, J.V. Bouguenon and S. Soesman Jr would serve until 1872. Mauritsz Ganderheyden resigned in 1867, after which S. Soesman Jr became chairman. Mauritsz Ganderheyden was replaced as a nominated member by Paul René Planteau nl. References General Suriname Category:Elections in Suriname