1880 Surinamese general election

Partial general elections were held in Suriname in March 1880 to elect three of the nine elected members of the Colonial States.

Electoral system

The Colonial States consisted of nine elected members and four appointed by the Governor-General. Elected members served six-year terms, with three members elected every two years. The 1880 elections were to replace the three members elected in 1874, Johannes Cateau van Rosevelt, and, although Colaço Belmonte had resigned in 1878.
The elections were held using the two-round system, with suffrage restricted to men who paid a tax contribution of 60 Dutch guilders. 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

As there were 71 valid ballots cast, candidates required 36 votes to be elected in the first round. Incumbents van Emden, van Rosevelt and van Lier were easily re-elected.

Aftermath

Governor-General reappointed,, and as nominated members.
The newly elected States met for the first time on 11 May 1880, with Juda remaining chairman.
resigned in May 1880 and was replaced by. Van Emden left Suriname in June 1880 and was replaced by, while resigned on 2 July 1880 and was replaced by. Brakke resigned in May 1881 and was replaced by.