1876 Surinamese general election

none Partial general elections were held in Suriname in March 1876 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 1876 elections were to replace the three members elected in 1870, Daniel Benjamins nl, G.J.A. Bosch Reitz nl Guillaume Jacques Abraham Bosch Reitz and N.T.A. Arlaud nl Nicolaas Thomas Arnoldus Arlaud. However, none of the three were still members by 1876; Bosch Reitz was replaced by A.J. da Costa nl Aron Jedidja da Costa in 1873, Arlaud died in 1874 and was replaced by Henry Barnett (Surinamese politician) nl Henry Barnett Henry Barnett, while Benjamins resigned in 1875 and was replaced by Phoebus Hitzerus Verbeek nl. 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 94 valid ballots cast, candidates required 48 votes to be elected in the first round. All three incumbents were easily re-elected in the first round. Notes Phoebus Hitzerus Verbeek nl 83 Re-elected #dbffdb A.J. da Costa nl Aron Jedidja da Costa 73 Re-elected #dbffdb Henry Barnett (Surinamese politician) nl Henry Barnett Henry Barnett 72 Re-elected #dbffdb Alexander Constantijn Wesenhegen 12 Salomon Aberdanon Heilbron 4 H.S. Schonten 4 Cornelis Johannes Heylidy nl 2 M.A. Smitter 2 Charles Busken Huet nl 1 L.E. du Coral 1 H.W.D. Donker Curtius 1 Johannis Philippus Haase Jr 1 Jan Philippus Albertus Hoeffelman 1 Jurriaan Antonie Jurriaanse nl 1 Willem Johannis Gijsbertus Labad 1 Rudolph Hendrik Leijsner 1 Jacob Nicolaas Eckhardt de Mesquita 1 Jb. Nassij 1 Frederick Paul Penard 1 B.M. Samson 1 E. Sander 1 Johannis Sander 1 Jacobus Benjamin Pedro Louis Seiler 1 Marius Simons 1 R.J. Simons 1 W.A. Wijnschenk 1 94 94 1 3 Koloniaal nieuwsKoloniaal nieuws Aftermath Governor-General Cornelis Ascanius van Sypesteyn nl Cornelis Ascanius van Sypesteyn (1823-1892) reappointed G.J.A. Bosch Reitz nl Guillaume Jacques Abraham Bosch Reitz, Karel Daniel Brakke nl and Jacobus de Jong nl Jacobus de Jong (politicus) as nominated members, together with J.F. Saile Vanier nl Jacob François Saile Vanier. The newly elected States met for the first time on 11 May 1876, with Bosch Reitz remaining chairman.https://books.google.com/books?id=gqVpAAAAcAAJ Koloniale Staten van Suriname, 1866–1891: Volume 1 1891 26–29 However, he resigned later in the year and was replaced by Jurriaan Antonie Jurriaanse nl. De Jong took over as chairman until he and Jurriaanse resigned from the States in 1877. They were replaced by Joël Benjamin Vos nl and Coenraad van Lier, with A.J. van Emden nl Abraham Julius van Emden taking over as chairman. References General Suriname Category:Elections in Suriname