1906 Surinamese general election

none Partial general elections were held in Suriname in March 1906 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. However, all 13 members had been renewed in the 1902 elections; they were divided into three groups; five had two-year terms and were up for renewal in 1904, four had four-year terms and were up for renewal in 1906 and four had six-year terms and were up for renewal in 1908. The four members with two-year terms were Frits Curiel nl, Frans Carel Gefken nl, Jacques Bernard Nassy nl (who had been elected in 1903 as a replacement for Marcus Samson van Praag nl) and Reinbertus Aloisius Tammenga nl. Three of the four ran for re-election. Around 800 people were eligible to vote.https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=KBDDD02:000212095:mpeg21:a0003 Koloniale Staten. Suriname 25 March 1904 Results With 273 valid votes cast, candidates required 137 votes to be elected in the first round.https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010343817:mpeg21:p002 Verkiezing Suriname 3 April 1906 Notes Frits Curiel nl 237 Re-elected #dbffdb Frans Carel Gefken nl 222 Re-elected #dbffdb Reinbertus Aloisius Tammenga nl 166 Re-elected #dbffdb Samuel Bueno Bibaz nl 137 Elected #dbffdb A.M.W. Ter Laag 133 Pieter Walther Hering nl 59 A.J.J. Moelaart 29 273 273 21 De Surinamerhttps://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011215577:mpeg21:a0009 Koloniale Staten. Verkiezingen. 1 April 1906 De Surinamer Aftermath Alexander Ferrier Wilmans nl (elected in 1902) resigned in September 1906 to move to the Netherlands, with August Richard Bueno nl winning the by-election to succeed him. October 1906 by-election August Richard Bueno nl 136 A.M.W. Ter Laag 133 28 814 De Surinamerhttps://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011215638:mpeg21:a0048 Verkiezing Kol. Staten De Surinamer 28 October 1906 Jacobus Carolius Juda nl (elected in a 1905 by-election) resigned in 1907. Adrianus van 't Hoogerhuys nl was the only nominee in the subsequent by-election and was elected unopposed.https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011215658:mpeg21:a0007 Kol. Staten De Surinamer 7 January 1907 François Wijnand Hensen nl (elected in 1904) died in late 1907. Raimond Nazaire Guillaume Marie Bär von Hemmersweil nl was elected unopposed.https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011215763:mpeg21:a0011 Verkiezing Kol. Staten De Surinamer 8 January 1908 References General Suriname Category:Elections in Suriname