1906 Surinamese general election
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Partial general elections were held in Suriname in March 1906 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. 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 four members with two-year terms were Frits Curiel, Frans Carel Gefken, Jacques Bernard Nassy (who had been elected in 1903 as a replacement for Marcus Samson van Praag) and Reinbertus Aloisius Tammenga. Three of the four ran for re-election.
Around 800 people were eligible to vote.[2]
Results
With 273 valid votes cast, candidates required 137 votes to be elected in the first round.[3]
| Candidate | Votes | % | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frits Curiel | 237 | 86.81 | Re-elected |
| Frans Carel Gefken | 222 | 81.32 | Re-elected |
| Reinbertus Aloisius Tammenga | 166 | 60.81 | Re-elected |
| Samuel Bueno Bibaz | 137 | 50.18 | Elected |
| A.M.W. Ter Laag | 133 | 48.72 | |
| Pieter Walther Hering | 59 | 21.61 | |
| A.J.J. Moelaart | 29 | 10.62 | |
| Total | 983 | 100.00 | |
| Valid votes | 273 | 92.86 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 21 | 7.14 | |
| Total votes | 294 | 100.00 | |
| Source: De Surinamer[4] | |||
Aftermath
Alexander Ferrier Wilmans (elected in 1902) resigned in September 1906 to move to the Netherlands, with August Richard Bueno winning the by-election to succeed him.
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| August Richard Bueno | 136 | 50.56 |
| A.M.W. Ter Laag | 133 | 49.44 |
| Total | 269 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | 269 | 90.57 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 28 | 9.43 |
| Total votes | 297 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 814 | 36.49 |
| Source: De Surinamer[5] | ||
Jacobus Carolius Juda (elected in a 1905 by-election) resigned in 1907. Adrianus van 't Hoogerhuys was the only nominee in the subsequent by-election and was elected unopposed.[6]
François Wijnand Hensen (elected in 1904) died in late 1907. Raimond Nazaire Guillaume Marie Bär von Hemmersweil was elected unopposed.[7]