1910 Surinamese general election
Partial general elections were held in Suriname on 21 February 1910 to elect five of the thirteen members of the Colonial States. However, there were only five candidates, who were elected unopposed.
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 and the 1910 elections were for the five members elected in the 1904 elections. Of those five, Daniel Coutinho, were still in office and ran for re-election.
had resigned in 1905 and been replaced by, who died shortly afterwards and was replaced by. died in 1907 and was replaced by. He resigned in 1908 and was replaced by. Both Thomson and Smith ran for re-election.