1890 Surinamese general election

none Partial general elections were held in Suriname in March 1890 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 1890 elections were to replace the three members elected in 1884, G.H. Barnet Lyon nl George Henry Barnet Lyon, Marcus Samson van Praag nl and Abraham Salomons nl, all three of whom 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 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 167 valid ballots cast, candidates required 84 votes to be elected in the first round. All three incumbents were easily re-elected, with no other candidate receiving more than ten votes. Notes G.H. Barnet Lyon nl George Henry Barnet Lyon 151 Re-elected #dbffdb Marcus Samson van Praag nl 150 Re-elected #dbffdb Abraham Salomons nl 146 Re-elected #dbffdb L.C. van Amson 10 Theophilius Libertador Ellis nl 7 Guillaume Jean Vanier nl 6 Henry Barnett (Surinamese politician) nl Henry Barnett Henry Barnett 3 H.M. Leijsner 2 Richard O'Ferrall (politician) nl Richard O'Ferrall Richard O'Ferrall 2 C.F. van Weede 2 Karel Hendrik Bergen nl 2 Samuel D. Fernandes 2 Frits Curiel nl 2 Salomon Matthijs Swijt nl 2 L.E. de Blocq van Scheltinga 1 Jacob Kalff (civil servant) nl Jacob Kalff (1855-1910) Jacob Kalff 1 H. Weijtingh 1 S.M. Polak 1 M.S. Polak 1 Joseph Levij 1 S.H. Samson 1 J.N. Eckhardt de Mesquita 1 E.A. van Romondt 1 Justus Gonggrijp nl Justus Rinia Cornelis Gonggrijp 1 P.A. Bruggemann 1 R.H. Kramer 1 J. Gilhuijs 1 W.H. Blau 1 167 167 1 2 De West-Indiërhttps://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?coll=ddd&sortfield=date&page=2&identifier=ddd:010508496:mpeg21:a0019&resultsidentifier=ddd:010508496:mpeg21:a0019&rowid=2 Paramaribo, 22 Maart 1890 De West-Indiër 23 March 1890 Aftermath Governor-General Maurits Adriaan de Savornin Lohman reappointed David Juda nl and Salomon Matthijs Swijt nl as nominated members, together with Pieter van den Broek nl and Henry Barnett (Surinamese politician) nl Henry Barnett Henry Barnett. The newly elected States met for the first time in May, with Juda remaining chairman.https://books.google.com/books?id=gqVpAAAAcAAJ Koloniale Staten van Suriname, 1866–1891: Volume 1 1891 26–29 A by-election was held in November 1890 following the resignation of Coenraad van Lier (elected in 1886) due to him moving to Amsterdam. Nominated member Henry Barnett was elected, and was replaced as a nominated member by Jacob Kalff (civil servant) nl Jacob Kalff (1855-1910) Jacob Kalff. Kalff was subsequently involved in a dispute with the Governor-General, removed from the States and replaced by Anthonis Hendrik van Geyt. Johannes Cateau van Rosevelt, who also been elected in 1886, died in 1891. References General Suriname Category:Elections in Suriname Category:March 1890 in South America