1946 Surinamese general election

none General elections were held in Suriname in February and March 1946 to elect ten members of the Estates. Electoral system The States consisted of ten elected members and five members appointed by the governor. The elections were held using the two-round system, with suffrage restricted to men who held a diploma from extended primary education,Geschiedenis van DNA https://www.dna.sr/jeugd/over-dna/geschiedenis-van-dna/ National Assembly although women were allowed to stand as candidates. 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 1,454 valid votes, candidates required 728 to be elected in the first round. Notes Wim Bos Verschuur 1198 Re-elected #dbffdb Arnold Smit nl 1053 Re-elected #dbffdb Johann Achmed de Miranda nl Johann Achmed de Miranda (politicus) 1006 Re-elected #dbffdb Frederik Lim A Po nl 984 Re-elected #dbffdb David George Findlay 851 Elected #dbffdb Johan Ferrier 824 Elected #dbffdb Emile de la Fuente nl 795 Elected #dbffdb Jozeph Enwoei Ho A Sjoe nl 721 731 Elected #dbffdb Cornelis Jong Baw nl 665 537 Re-elected #dbffdb L.M. Meursinge 662 536 Thomas Waller (politician) nl Thomas Waller (politicus) Thomas Waller 653 668 Elected #dbffdb Albert Calor nl 520 430 Unseated Rudolf Bernhard William Comvalius nl 398 461 Grace Schneiders-Howard 376 H. Seljee 350 S.F. Helstone 293 L.C.R. Vrede 226 James Alexander Mac May nl 203 William Emanuël Juglall nl 193 C.E. Wolff 103 C. Prins 75 A.A. Warner 64 1454 1336 1454 1318 132 95 2945 2945 Het nieuws, Het nieuws Aftermath Following the elections Governor Johannes Brons appointed Adriaan Alberga, Ming Doelman nl, Asgar Karamat Ali nl, Herman Luitink nl and Sewraam Rambaran Mishre as the nominated members. Frederik Lim A Po nl became chair of the States. In late 1946 Henry Lucien de Vries replaced Alberga as a nominated member. Frederik Lim A Po resigned in 1947 and was replaced by Percy Wijngaarde, after which de Vries became the new chair. Percy Wijngaarde National Party of Suriname 1049 Paul Wong 266 Ludwig Sitalsing nl 187 141 3484 Het nieuws Johan Ferrier resigned in 1948 and was replaced by Leo Lauriers nl as a result of a May by-election. Leo Lauriers nl 1140 Radakishun 171 Wolff 122 129 3261 Het nieuws After Thomas Waller (politician) nl Thomas Waller (politicus) Thomas Waller was appointed to the Board of Social Assistance in 1948, he was replaced by Gerard van der Schroeff nl as a result of a June by-election. Gerard van der Schroeff nl 988 Correia 225 Vrede 134 Ludwig Sitalsing nl 106 90 3261 Het nieuws Later in 1948 Arnold Smit nl resigned and was replaced by Otto Wong nl as a result of an August by-election. Otto Wong nl 683 S.F. Helstone 183 H. Radakishun 72 78 Het nieuws In 1949 de Vries resigned and was replaced by Archibald Currie. References General Suriname Category:Elections in Suriname