1908 Surinamese general election

none Partial general elections were held in Suriname in March 1908 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 1908 elections were for the four members elected in the 1902 elections. However, of the four with six-year terms, only one had remained a member since 1902: Theophilius Libertador Ellis nl. Adrianus van 't Hoogerhuys nl had resigned in 1905 and been replaced by Jacobus Carolius Juda nl. However, when Juda resigned in 1907, van 't Hoogerhuys was elected unopposed as his replacement. Of the other two elected in 1902, Frederik Willem Morren nl had been replaced by Roelof Fabriek nl in 1905 and Alexander Ferrier Wilmans nl by August Richard Bueno nl in 1906. All four incumbents ran for re-election. Results With 339 valid votes cast, candidates required 170 votes to be elected in the first round.https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011215787:mpeg21:a0005 Verkiezingen Kol. Staten De Surinamer 2 April 1908 All four incumbents were easily re-elected with over 80% of the vote. Notes Adrianus van 't Hoogerhuys nl 307 Re-elected #dbffdb Roelof Fabriek nl 288 Re-elected #dbffdb August Richard Bueno nl 283 Re-elected #dbffdb Theophilius Libertador Ellis nl 280 Re-elected #dbffdb J.C.P. Ulrich 77 339 339 10 748 De Surinamer Aftermath Raimond Nazaire Guillaume Marie Bär von Hemmersweil nl (elected in a by-election earlier in 1908) resigned in late 1908. Franciscus Smith nl was elected as his replacement. February 1909 by-election Franciscus Smith nl 232 C.C.M. Ligtenberg 54 10 1 Surinamehttps://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010340853:mpeg21:a0001 Nabetrachting Suriname 16 February 1909 't Hoogerhuys resigned in 1909 and was replaced by Harry van Ommeren nl. 17–21 June 1909 by-election Harry van Ommeren nl 187 P. Carst 136 11 9 De Westhttps://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010340889:mpeg21:a0016 De Verkiezing Suriname 22 June 1909 Frans Carel Gefken nl (elected in 1906) died in June 1909 and was replaced by Lucas Lubbertus Beckeringh van Loenen nl. September–October 1909 by-election Lucas Lubbertus Beckeringh van Loenen nl 110 152 H. Gonggrijp 79 148 Pieter Walther Hering nl 73 Wilhelmus Nicolaas Stephanus Arntz nl 13 18 6 728 Nieuwe Surinaamsche courant,https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011214092:mpeg21:a0028 De Verkiezing en uitslag Nieuwe Surinaamsche courant 9 September 1909 De Westhttps://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011090765:mpeg21:a0028 De verkiezing De West 12 October 1909 References General Suriname Category:Elections in Suriname