1896 Surinamese general election
Partial general elections were held in Suriname on 18 March 1896 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 1896 elections were to replace the three members elected in 1890,, and. Barnet Lyon had resigned in 1892 and been replaced by. Van Praag, Salomons and Gefken all ran for re-election.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.
Results
As there were 239 valid ballots cast, candidates required 120 votes to be elected in the first round. All three incumbents were easily re-elected.Aftermath
The Governor-General reappointed,, and as nominated members. Juda remained chairman.Later in 1896 Juda was replaced by, with taking over as chair. In 1897 van Voorst was replaced by. left the States and a by-election was held on 18 December 1897, which was won by, who received 133 of the 253 votes cast.