1916 Surinamese general election
Partial general elections were held in Suriname in March 1916 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 and the 1916 elections were for the five members elected in the 1910 elections. Only two of the five – and – were still in office. Daniel Coutinho had resigned in 1910 and been replaced by, had resigned in 1912 and been replaced by, while had resigned in 1915 and been replaced by.
All five incumbents – Arntz, van Amsch van Wijck, Curiel, Dragten and Thomson – ran for re-election.