1904 Surinamese general election
Partial general elections were held in Suriname in March 1904 to elect five 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. 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 five members with two-year terms were , Daniel Coutinho,, and. All five ran for re-election.
Around 800 people were eligible to vote.
Results
With 469 valid votes cast, candidates required 235 votes to be elected in the first round.Aftermath
In 1905 resigned. Although Henri Benjamins won the by-election held in March to succeed him, he declined the offer and won the subsequent by-election in April.also resigned in 1905 as he left Suriname to work in the Netherlands. was elected as his successor in June.
resigned the same year. was elected as his successor.
Bergen died shortly after being elected and was replaced by.