1912 Surinamese general election
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Partial general elections were held in Suriname in March and April 1912 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.[1] 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 and the 1912 elections were for the four members elected in the 1906 elections. Of those four, Samuel Bueno Bibaz, Frits Curiel and Reinbertus Aloisius Tammenga were still in office, while Frans Carel Gefken had died in 1909 and been replaced by Lucas Lubbertus Beckeringh van Loenen.
Only Bibaz and Beckeringh van Loenen ran for re-election.
Results
As there were 359 valid votes, candidates required 180 to be elected in the first round.[2]
| Candidate | First round | Second round | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| Lucas Lubbertus Beckeringh van Loenen | 289 | 80.50 | Re-elected | ||
| Samuel Bueno Bibaz | 225 | 62.67 | Re-elected | ||
| Eduard Zeiler | 206 | 57.38 | Elected | ||
| Pieter Alexander May | 169 | 47.08 | 97 | 48.26 | |
| Dirk Olthuis | 152 | 42.34 | 104 | 51.74 | Elected |
| L.R. Worst | 107 | 29.81 | |||
| Total | 1,148 | 100.00 | 201 | 100.00 | |
| Valid votes | 359 | 95.48 | 201 | 96.63 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 17 | 4.52 | 7 | 3.37 | |
| Total votes | 376 | 100.00 | 208 | 100.00 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 665 | 56.54 | 665 | 31.28 | |
| Source: De Surinamer[3][4] | |||||
Aftermath
Franciscus Smith (elected in 1910) resigned in 1912 and was replaced by Pieter Alexander May.
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Pieter Alexander May | 157 | 61.57 |
| Wilhelmus Nicolaas Stephanus Arntz | 98 | 38.43 |
| Total | 255 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | 255 | 97.70 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 6 | 2.30 |
| Total votes | 261 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 665 | 39.25 |
| Source: De Surinamer[5] | ||
Theophilius Libertador Ellis (elected in 1908) died in 1913. Jacques Arnold Jessurun was the only candidate nominated for the by-election and was declared elected unopposed in June.[6]
August Richard Bueno (elected in 1908) resigned in 1913 and was replaced by William Kraan.
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| William Kraan | 210 | 59.49 |
| P. Hilfman | 99 | 28.05 |
| L.C.C. Schütz | 44 | 12.46 |
| Total | 353 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | 353 | 91.93 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 31 | 8.07 |
| Total votes | 384 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 649 | 59.17 |
| Source: Suriname[7] | ||
Eduard Zeiler resigned in 1914. Hendrik Salm was the only candidate nominated to replace him and was elected unopposed.[8]
References
- ^ "Geschiedenis van DNA". National Assembly. Retrieved 2026-01-15.
- ^ "De verkiezing". Suriname. 29 March 1912.
- ^ "Uitslag van de stemming". De Surinamer. 28 March 1912.
- ^ "De verkiezing". De Surinamer. 25 April 1912.
- ^ "Uitslag van de Verkiezing". De Surinamer. 10 October 1912.
- ^ "De verkiezing". De West. 24 June 1913.
- ^ "De Verkiezing". Suriname. 7 November 1913.
- ^ "De verkiezing". De West. 31 March 1914.