1898 Surinamese general election

none Partial general elections were held in Suriname on 23 March and in April 1898 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 1898 elections were to replace the three members elected in 1892, Cornelis Johannes Heylidy nl, Christiaan Hendrik van Meurs nl and Henry Barnett (Surinamese politician) nl Henry Barnett Henry Barnett. Van Meurs had vacated his seat by taking a leave of absence due to ill-health, and had been replaced by Theophilius Libertador Ellis nl in a 1894 by-election, while in 1895 Barnett was replaced by Justus Gonggrijp nl Justus Rinia Cornelis Gonggrijp. All three incumbents ran for re-election. 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. Results As there were 328 valid ballots cast, candidates required 165 votes to be elected in the first round. Notes Cornelis Johannes Heylidy nl 221 Re-elected #dbffdb Theophilius Libertador Ellis nl 214 Re-elected #dbffdb Daniel Coutinho 157 210 Elected #dbffdb J.O. Harken 126 83 Justus Gonggrijp nl Justus Rinia Cornelis Gonggrijp 113 Unseated Richard O'Ferrall (Surinamese politician) nl Richard O'Ferrall Richard O'Ferrall 77 J.E. Aberbanel 27 W.J. van Voss 10 A.J. Jessurun 5 Karel Hendrik Bergen nl 4 J.P.W. van Eijck 3 Reinbertus Aloisius Tammenga nl 3 J.W. van Voss 2 J.L. Hijmans 2 J.J.P. Wessels 2 Anton Dragten nl 1 J.H. Wijngaarde 1 A.H. Reiziger 1 M.F.A. del Prado 1 D.H. Havclaar 1 W.G. van Vos 1 J. van West 1 W. van Voss 1 H. Hubner 1 328 328 1 3 454 Nieuwe Surinaamsche Courant,https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011212930:mpeg21:a0038 Uitslag der Verkiezingen 27 March 1898 Nieuwe Surinaamsche Courant De Surinamer,https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011214744:mpeg21:a0009 KOLONIALE STATEN: Uitslag der Verkiezing 27 March 1898 De Surinamer De West-Indiërhttps://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010508187:mpeg21:a0001 Paramaribo, 16 April 1898 De West-Indiër 17 April 1898 Aftermath The Governor-General reappointed Isaac da Costa (politician) nl Isaac da Costa (1847-1925) Isaac da Costa, Adrianus van 't Hoogerhuys nl, Salomon Matthijs Swijt nl and Reinbertus Aloisius Tammenga nl as nominated members. Cornelis Johannes Heylidy nl remained chairman. References General Suriname Category:Elections in Suriname