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Partial general elections were held in Suriname in March 1892 to elect three of the nine elected members of the Colonial States.
Electoral system
[edit]The Colonial States consisted of nine elected members and four appointed by the Governor-General.[1] Elected members served six-year terms, with three members elected every two years. The 1892 elections were to replace the three members elected in 1886, Johannes Cateau van Rosevelt, Cornelis Johannes Heylidy and Coenraad van Lier. Van Lier had retired from the States in 1891 and was replaced by Henry Barnett. Van Rosevelt died later the same year. Both Heylidy and Barnett ran for re-election.
The elections were held using the two-round system, with suffrage restricted to men meeting certain criteria. 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 with twice the number of candidates as seats remaining, who were the candidates who received the most votes but failed to be elected in the first round.
Results
[edit]As there were 137 valid ballots cast, candidates required 69 votes to be elected in the first round.
| Candidate | Votes | % | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornelis Johannes Heylidy | 116 | 84.67 | Re-elected |
| Christiaan Hendrik van Meurs | 114 | 83.21 | Elected |
| Henry Barnett | 93 | 67.88 | Re-elected |
| Frans Carel Gefken | 18 | 13.14 | |
| Guillaume Jean Vanier | 11 | 8.03 | |
| A.J. da Costa | 7 | 5.11 | |
| A.E.J.W. Juta | 6 | 4.38 | |
| J.L.W.C. von Weiler | 5 | 3.65 | |
| J.A. Reelfs | 4 | 2.92 | |
| W.A. van Emden | 3 | 2.19 | |
| Daniel Coutinho | 3 | 2.19 | |
| Eduard Adriaan Cabell | 3 | 2.19 | |
| J. da Costa | 2 | 1.46 | |
| A.A. ter Laag | 2 | 1.46 | |
| J. dela Parra | 2 | 1.46 | |
| L.C. van Amson | 1 | 0.73 | |
| J. Rosenberg | 1 | 0.73 | |
| John Fredrik Green | 1 | 0.73 | |
| J. van West | 1 | 0.73 | |
| C. Busch | 1 | 0.73 | |
| Justus Gonggrijp | 1 | 0.73 | |
| M. Benjamins | 1 | 0.73 | |
| H.M.P. Koli | 1 | 0.73 | |
| P.A. Bruggemann | 1 | 0.73 | |
| W.L. Loth | 1 | 0.73 | |
| A. Esser | 1 | 0.73 | |
| J.P. Hoeffelman | 1 | 0.73 | |
| J.D.W. Hordijk | 1 | 0.73 | |
| A.J. Jessurun | 1 | 0.73 | |
| J.P.W. van Eijck | 1 | 0.73 | |
| D.M. Polak | 1 | 0.73 | |
| M.S. Polak | 1 | 0.73 | |
| Total | 406 | 100.00 | |
| Valid votes | 137 | 97.16 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 4 | 2.84 | |
| Total votes | 141 | 100.00 | |
| Source: De West-Indiër[2] | |||
Aftermath
[edit]The Governor-General reappointed Anthonis Hendrik van Geyt, David Juda, Salomon Matthijs Swijt as nominated members, together with John Fredrik Green. Juda remained chairman.
Later in 1892 van Geyt was replaced by Isaac de Costa, while George Henry Barnet Lyon resigned and was replaced by Frans Carel Gefken.
References
[edit]- ^ Ngo Chun Luk & Hamied Ahmadali (July 2015). "Access to Electoral Rights: Suriname" (PDF). European University Institute.
- ^ "Paramaribo, 26 Maart 1892". De West-Indiër. 27 March 1892.
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