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1866 Surinamese general election

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General elections were held in Suriname for the first time in April 1866 following the creation of a partially elected Colonial States. The Colonial States consisted of nine elected members and four appointed by the Governor-General.[1]

Electoral system

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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.

Elected members were to serve six-year terms, with one-third of members elected every two years. Following the first elections in 1866 to elect all nine members, three members would be elected in 1868.

Appointed members served for one year.

Results

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As there were 226 valid ballots cast, candidates required 114 votes to be elected in the first round. Four candidates were elected in the first round, with a run-off taking place between the next ten candidates.

CandidateFirst roundSecond roundNotes
Votes%Votes%
G.J.A. Bosch Reitz [nl]15669.03Elected
E.F.L. Mollinger [nl]15267.26Elected
B.E. Colaço Belmonte [nl]14664.60Elected
Salomon Soesman Jr. [nl]12756.19Elected
Daniel Benjamins [nl]11149.1212356.68Elected
John James Hewitt10546.4617078.34Elected
N.T.A. Arlaud [nl]10044.2513160.37Elected
M.S. van Praag [nl]9240.719443.32
J.V. Bouguenon [nl]8838.9411050.69Elected
Fergus Carstairs [nl]8437.1710247.00Elected
Jacob Nicolaas Eckhardt de Mesquita7332.308137.33
Joseph Gustaaf van Emden6930.538639.63
Tjerk Jansen Eijken Sluijters5926.118740.09
Frederik Taunaij5725.226128.11
A.J. da Costa [nl]4519.91
Francois Philemon Bouguenon4118.14
J. Mauritsz Ganderheyden [nl]4118.14
Simon Abendanon [nl]3816.81
Abraham Wolff Oppenheimer3214.16
Hugh Wright3214.16
Samuel Bueno de Mesquita3013.27
A.H. de Granada [nl]2711.95
J.M.J.E. Sluijters [nl]198.41
F.H. van Affelen van Oorde [nl]156.64
Petrus Alma146.19
W.E.H. Winkels125.31
Jan Carel Telting114.87
A.G. van Son114.87
Henri Muller114.87
Karel Daniel Brakke [nl]114.87
Carl Reinhard Berner114.87
Thomas Tijndall104.42
Johannes Cornelis Muller [nl]93.98
J.H. Vernhout83.54
Semuel Henriques de Granada83.54
A. Dessé73.10
Lodewijk Carbin62.65
Johannis Philippus Haase Jr62.65
Hendrikus Hermanus Kramer62.65
François Daniel Daij62.65
Jacob Coenraad Gomperts52.21
Jacobus de Jong [nl]52.21
John Hilton Jackson52.21
G. Cruden52.21
Friedrich Boedinghaus41.77
Barend Christiaan van den Ende41.77
Jacob Gomperts41.77
Johann Heinrich Kruse41.77
L.G. Malmberg41.77
Johannis Hubertus Mertens41.77
Peter Christiaan Maij41.77
Wilhelm Eduard Ruhmann [nl]41.77
Hendrik Samuel Schouten31.33
J.M. Polak31.33
Paul René Planteau [nl]31.33
J.J.B. de Mesquita31.33
Abraham Daniel Fernandes31.33
A.M. Coster31.33
Henrieus Bijlaart20.88
J. Frouin20.88
J.W. Gefken20.88
M. Hutchinson20.88
Franco Petrus Kamerling20.88
James Delmonte Lijon20.88
Willem Johannis Gijsbertus Labad20.88
Duncan Munro20.88
D.J.C. O'Ferrall20.88
S. Soesman20.88
Thomas Godfried Smith20.88
Phoebus Hitzerus Verbeek [nl]20.88
Johan Philip Louis Weiman20.88
Bernat Ballin10.44
David Baëza [nl]10.44
Adriaan Hagoort van Borcharen10.44
James Harvie Cummings10.44
J. Colaço Belmonte10.44
Geradus Duijckinck10.44
J.M.A. Martini van Gelfen10.44
Hermanus van Genderen10.44
H.R. Gummels10.44
Samuel Louis Heijmans10.44
Jan Philippus Albertus Hoeffelman10.44
Johannus Herbert August Willem Baron van Heerdt10.44
Jaques David Juda10.44
A. von Konigslow10.44
Sallij Lijon10.44
Johan Lugard10.44
W. Meijer10.44
Alexander Mac Donald10.44
J.B. de Mesquita10.44
J. Petzoldt10.44
Fecke Poort10.44
Jacob van Praag10.44
F.A. Searle10.44
J.L. Stuger10.44
H. Sawijer10.44
Jacob Isac Spiering10.44
D.M. Uhlenkamp10.44
Michael de Veer10.44
Joël Benjamin Vos [nl]10.44
J.F. Saile Vanier [nl]10.44
Total2,012100.001,045100.00
Valid votes22699.12
Invalid/blank votes20.88
Total votes228100.00
Source: Surinaamsche courant, Surinaamsche courant

Aftermath

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Governor-General Reinhart Frans van Lansberge [nl] appointed Samuel Bueno de Mesquita, J. Mauritsz Ganderheyden [nl], J.M.J.E. Sluijters [nl] and F.H. van Affelen van Oorde [nl] as the nominated members.

The newly elected Colonial States met for the first time on 8 May 1866. J. Mauritsz Ganderheyden was appointed chairman.

From the elected members, it was decided that Fergus Carstairs, B.E. Colaço Belmonte and J.J. Hewitt would serve until 1868, Daniel Benjamins, G.J.A. Bosch Reitz and N.T.A. Arlaud would serve until 1870, while E.F.L. Mollinger, J.V. Bouguenon and S. Soesman Jr would serve until 1872.

Mauritsz Ganderheyden resigned in 1867, after which S. Soesman Jr became chairman. Mauritsz Ganderheyden was replaced as a nominated member by Paul René Planteau [nl].

References

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  1. ^ Ngo Chun Luk & Hamied Ahmadali (July 2015). "Access to Electoral Rights: Suriname" (PDF). European University Institute.