1904 Surinamese general election

none Partial general elections were held in Suriname in March 1904 to elect five 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 five members with two-year terms were Karel Hendrik Bergen nl (who had only been elected in January 1903 to replace Julius Muller (politician) nl Julius Muller Julius Muller), Daniel Coutinho, Isaac da Costa (politician) nl Isaac da Costa (1847-1925) Isaac da Costa, Jacobus Arnoldus Dragten nl and Cornelis Johannes Heylidy nl. All five 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 469 valid votes cast,https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMKB19:000913209:mpeg21:a00070 Koloniale Statenverkiezing 23 April 1904 Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage candidates required 235 votes to be elected in the first round. Notes Jacobus Arnoldus Dragten nl 374 Re-elected #dbffdb Daniel Coutinho 362 Re-elected #dbffdb Isaac da Costa (politician) nl Isaac da Costa (1847-1925) Isaac da Costa 344 Re-elected #dbffdb Charles Ferdinand Schoch nl 314 Elected #dbffdb François Wijnand Hensen nl 266 Elected #dbffdb Karel Hendrik Bergen nl 192 Unseated Th.J.F. Valoise Smith 48 Richard O'Ferrall (Surinamese politician) nl Richard O'Ferrall 20 H.J. van der Sluys 16 Cornelis Johannes Heylidy nl 9 Unseated C.A.J. Struiken 9 Samuel Bueno Bibaz nl 9 Roelof Fabriek nl 8 A. Lindveld 7 Jie-Sam-Foek 5 J. Pool 3 A.R. Einaar 3 A.A. Ter Laag 3 G.F.C. Hering 2 Jacobus Carolius Juda nl 2 L. Scheurlen 2 W.E. Soesman 2 P. Carst 2 W.H.A. van Romondt 2 A. Jie-A-Foek 2 J. Hoogstad 2 C.W. Wildeboer 2 J.G. Kaersenhout 2 L.F. Voet 2 Frowein 2 E.A. Cabell 2 C.F.A. Abendanon 1 Bath 1 F. Boissevain 1 Heniy Bos 1 P.A. Bruggemann 1 P.A.A. Bucaille 1 R. Bueno de Mesquita 1 W.F. Chateau 1 J.E. Dachten 1 J.V. Dahlberg 1 H. d'Angremond 1 Dragten 1 G.J. Fabius 1 Joost Fernandes 1 J.R. Folmer 1 F. Folmer 1 S.H. Gonggrijp 1 Gorsira 1 Sandy Green 1 James Green 1 G.C. Grefe 1 S.L. Guicherit 1 W. ten Harmsen van der Beek 1 L.J. Heilbron 1 Pitta Heilbron 1 J.N. Helstone 1 Hoekstra 1 Th.E. Juda 1 A.V. Juda 1 W. de Kanter 1 S.J. Koster 1 William Kraan nl 1 A. Krabbendam 1 A.J. Le Grand 1 A. de Leeuw-Caupain 1 Jong-A Loek 1 Beckering van Loenen 1 Luchmonsing 1 Jack Mercurius 1 Eli Morpurgo 1 A.P. Nassy 1 J. Noordbergh 1 J.A. Pet 1 J.M. Polak 1 A. Polak 1 W.I.H. Polak 1 J. van Praag 1 C.P. Rier 1 C. Samuels 1 J. Samuels 1 A. Samuels 1 J.W. Schenkel 1 Franciscus Smith nl 1 Valois Smith 1 J.N. Stolk 1 W.A.C. Stolting 1 W.A. de Sturler 1 C.H. Themen 1 E.A. Tjin-Kon-Fat 1 Tjong-Poen-Gin 1 F de Vries 1 M. Vyent 1 J.E. Wesenhagen 1 H.W. Weytingh 1 A. Wolf 1 Wong-Lun-Hing 1 469 469 13 De Surinamerhttps://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011211380:mpeg21:a0004 Uitslag der verkiezing 27 March 1904 De Surinamer Aftermath In 1905 Frederik Willem Morren nl resigned. Although Henri Benjamins won the by-election held in March to succeed him, he declined the offer and Roelof Fabriek nl won the subsequent by-election in April. 9 March 1905 by-election Henri Benjamins 212 Karel Hendrik Bergen nl 83 Samuel Bueno Bibaz nl 35 Richard O'Ferrall (Surinamese politician) nl Richard O'Ferrall 8 C. van Drimmeln 4 H.J. van Ommeren 3 Wong-Lung-Hing 3 J.L. Hijmans 2 L.C. Dongen 1 Roelof Fabriek nl 1 Th. Valois Smith 1 R.F.A. Del Prado 1 L.J. Heilbron 1 M.H. Arland 1 J.A. de Gelder 1 3 20 De Surinamerhttps://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011215468:mpeg21:a0006 Koloniale Staten 12 March 1903 De Surinamer April 1905 by-election Roelof Fabriek nl 136 214 Jacobus Carolius Juda nl 135 205 Karel Hendrik Bergen nl 110 Richard O'Ferrall (Surinamese politician) nl Richard O'Ferrall 21 L.J. Heilbron 12 J.E. Abarbanel 9 J.J. Halfhide 7 Samuel Bueno Bibaz nl 2 Julius Warner 1 S.M.M. de Vries 1 Van Sichem 1 Sleeswijk 1 J. Bakker 1 A.A. Ter Laag 1 H. Moll 1 14 17 De Surinamerhttps://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011215475:mpeg21:a0009 De Verkiezing De Surinamer 6 April 1905https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011215481:mpeg21:a0006 Koloniale Staten De Surinamer 27 April 1905 Charles Ferdinand Schoch nl also resigned in 1905 as he left Suriname to work in the Netherlands. Karel Hendrik Bergen nl was elected as his successor in June. June–July 1905 by-election Karel Hendrik Bergen nl 195 284 D. Fernandes Jr. 175 202 Jacobus Carolius Juda nl 17 H.M.D. Robertson 8 Richard O'Ferrall (Surinamese politician) nl Richard O'Ferrall 3 Pieter Alexander May nl 1 Bergen 1 W. Bovel 1 D. Fernandes 1 20 14 De Surinamer,https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011215495:mpeg21:a0008 Koloniale Staten De Surinamer 15 June 1905 Nieuew Surinaamsche couranthttps://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011213681:mpeg21:a0023 Stadnieuws Nieuew Surinaamsche courant 9 July 1905 Adrianus van 't Hoogerhuys nl (elected in 1902) resigned the same year. Jacobus Carolius Juda nl was elected as his successor. August 1905 by-election Jacobus Carolius Juda nl 198 D. Fernandes Jr. 20 Richard O'Ferrall (Surinamese politician) nl Richard O'Ferrall 2 J. Warner 1 M. Vijent 1 9 De Surinamerhttps://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011215511:mpeg21:a0013 Verkiezing: Kol. Staten De Surinamer 10 August 1905 Bergen died shortly after being elected and was replaced by John Robert Thomson nl. October 1905 by-election John Robert Thomson nl 128 Samuel Bueno Bibaz nl 48 Pieter Walther Hering nl 19 F. Siewertsz van Reesema 3 Wong-Lun-Hing 2 Richard O'Ferrall (Surinamese politician) nl Richard O'Ferrall 1 A. Beck 1 M. Jessurun 1 J.A.E. Berkenveld 1 C. Zeekamp 1 J. Warner 1 J.J. van Meerten 1 J.C. Juda 1 Ta Jauw 1 8 De Surinamerhttps://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011215535:mpeg21:a0015 Uitslag der Verkiezing De Surinamer 2 November 1905 References General Suriname Category:Elections in Suriname