1961 Dutch New Guinea general election

none General elections were held in Dutch New Guinea for the first and only time in January 1961. Background The elections were held following the establishment of the New Guinea Council (Raad) to replace the Council of Directors, which consisted of the heads of government departments.Two NG Council Elections Almost Complete Pacific Islands Monthly, March 1961, p18 The new council consisted of 16 elected members and 12 members appointed by the Governor. Voting was open to all Dutch citizens aged 21 and over who had lived in the territory since 1 January 1958.Dutch Council's Voting Arrangements Pacific Islands Monthly, November 1960, pp114–115 The 16 elected members were elected from 14 constituencies. Members were directly elected in Hollandia and Manokwari, with the other twelve constituencies having a two-stage process where voters elected representatives that subsequently selected the Council members. Illiterate voters were able to whisper the name of their chosen representative to polling station staff. Results ConstituencyElected membersAjamaruDaud DedaFakfakNicolaas TanggahmaHollandiaNicolaas JouweHollandia CityO.J. de RijkeJapen–WaropenE.J. Boney, M.B. RamandeyKaimanaMohamad AchmadManokwariH.F.W. GosewichMeraukeA. Kendau GebseNimboranManasse SuwaeRadja AmpatAbulla ArfanRansikiP. ToreySchouten IslandsMarkus Kaisepo, B. MofuSorongA. van ZeelandTeminaboeanA. OnimSource: Pacific Islands Monthly Appointed members Appointed membersL.J. van de BergBertus BurwosKarel GobaiF. KammaClemens KiriwaibV. MaturbongsThontji MezethFredericus PoanaSimon SamkakaiDorkas Tokoro-HanasbeyDominicus WalabHerman WomsiworSource: Pacific Islands Monthly Aftermath J.H.F. Sollewijn Gelpke was chosen as Speaker.Members of NNG's New Council Pacific Islands Monthly, April 1961, pp136–137 References Dutch Dutch Category:Politics of Dutch New Guinea Category:New Guinea Council Dutch Dutch Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Dutch New Guinea