1902 Surinamese general election

General elections were held in Suriname in April 1902 to elect all thirteen members of the Colonial States.

Electoral system

The elections were held using the two-round system, with suffrage restricted to men meeting certain criteria. 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

With 497 valid votes cast, candidates required 249 votes to be elected in the first round. Two seats remained unfilled, resulting in the top four remaining candidates contesting a second round.

Candidate	First round		Second round		Notes
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Frits Curiel  [ nl ]	440	88.53			Re-elected
Adrianus van 't Hoogerhuys  [ nl ]	433	87.12			Re-elected
Daniel Coutinho	431	86.72			Re-elected
Isaac de Costa  [ nl ]	405	81.49			Re-elected
Theophilius Libertador Ellis  [ nl ]	405	81.49			Re-elected
Cornelis Johannes Heylidy  [ nl ]	402	80.89			Re-elected
Julius Muller  [ nl ]	378	76.06			Re-elected
Frans Carel Gefken  [ nl ]	348	70.02			Re-elected
Marcus Samson van Praag  [ nl ]	277	55.73			Re-elected
Alexander Ferrier Wilmans  [ nl ]	263	52.92			Elected
Jacobus Arnoldus Dragten  [ nl ]	252	50.70			Elected
Frederik Willem Morren  [ nl ]	245	49.30	278	50.73	Elected
François Wijnand Hensen  [ nl ]	232	46.68	119	21.72	Unseated
Reinbertus Aloisius Tammenga  [ nl ]	230	46.28	293	53.47	Re-elected
Karel Hendrik Bergen  [ nl ]	205	41.25	231	42.15
Jacques Bernard Nassy  [ nl ]	172	34.61
Jacobus Carolius Juda  [ nl ]	152	30.58
Samuel Bueno Bibaz  [ nl ]	114	22.94
W.J. van Voss	105	21.13
Richard O'Ferrall  [ nl ]	87	17.51
Abraham Salomons  [ nl ]	74	14.89			Unseated
Th.J.F. Valoise Smith	37	7.44
A.A. Ter Iaag	21	4.23
Eduard Adriaan Cabell	20	4.02
P.M. Nahar	18	3.62
C.J. Hering	13	2.62
H. Hubrer	13	2.62
Charles Ferdinand Schoch  [ nl ]	12	2.41
Samuel Muller van Voorst  [ nl ]	12	2.41			Unseated
John Robert Thomson  [ nl ]	11	2.21
J.E. Aberbanel	10	2.01
Justus Gonggrijp  [ nl ]	9	1.81
J.A. Polak	7	1.41
J.J. Halfhide	7	1.41
K.A. Beek	7	1.41
A.J. Baron Schimmelpenninck van der Oye	7	1.41
D. Hartogh	6	1.21
J.A. da Costa	6	1.21
Th.F.J. Valois Smith	6	1.21
J.F. Nassy	6	1.21
S.H. Gonggrijp	5	1.01
C. Juda	4	0.80
J. Hettasch	4	0.80
A. Bruyning	4	0.80
R.C. Buth	3	0.60
J.R. Heijmans	3	0.60
G.F.C. Hering	3	0.60
H. Simons	3	0.60
G.J. Vauier	3	0.60
W.L. Loth	3	0.60
J.B.L. Nassy	3	0.60
P.A. Bruggemann	2	0.40
D. Juda	2	0.40
A.H. Zschuschen	2	0.40
P. ter Laag	2	0.40
A. Scharf	2	0.40
G.H. Geeiling	2	0.40
A.J. da Costa	2	0.40
G.A. van Emden	2	0.40
Wong-Lun-Hing	2	0.40
H. Salm	2	0.40
A.M.F. del Prado	1	0.20
P. Carst	1	0.20
M.O. Salomons	1	0.20
Van den Corput	1	0.20
H.F. Rickei	1	0.20
J.F.H. Voet	1	0.20
H.D. Benjamins	1	0.20
A.G. van Wieringen	1	0.20
Van West	1	0.20
A.T. Oliveira	1	0.20
B. Heyde	1	0.20
W. L. Ten Harmse van der Seek	1	0.20
H. van Breen	1	0.20
D. Hoekstra	1	0.20
C.A.J. Struiken	1	0.20
A. Conraji	1	0.20
W. van Oosterzee	1	0.20
J.B.P. Rens	1	0.20
W.H.V. Graaf van Heerdttot Eversberg	1	0.20
A. Bray	1	0.20
Coupijn Rijsdijk	1	0.20
J.A ]. van Beek	1	0.20
D. de la Parra	1	0.20
A. da Silva Pereira	1	0.20
Continho	1	0.20
J.F.R. Folmai	1	0.20
J.B.L. Seiler	1	0.20
A.E.J.W. Juta	1	0.20
John Ben	1	0.20
J Hoepel	1	0.20
Ch. Deyl	1	0.20
A.F.C. Curiel	1	0.20
Ongua-Swei	1	0.20
C.S. Gorsira	1	0.20
M.J. Biomet	1	0.20
Pater Walle	1	0.20
S.H. Pos	1	0.20
J. van Praag	1	0.20
P. van den Broek	1	0.20
M.P. Heilbron	1	0.20
H. van Ravenswaay	1	0.20
C.A. van Brussel	1	0.20
S.H. Bibaz	1	0.20
J.C.F. de la Parra	1	0.20
G.A. Bergen	1	0.20
C.C. Faerber	1	0.20
C. Bender	1	0.20
C.H. Waller	1	0.20
J.F. Spiering	1	0.20
C.E. Juda	1	0.20
J.A. Morren	1	0.20
Anton Dragten  [ nl ]	1	0.20
J.L. Heilbron	1	0.20
P. de Bresas	1	0.20
G.C. de Pina	1	0.20
P Hofstede Crull	1	0.20
R. Bueno de Mesquita	1	0.20
R.G. Vervuurt	1	0.20
J.H.L. Cosier	1	0.20
G.J.R. Eysink	1	0.20
H. van de Leuv	1	0.20
E.W. Morren	1	0.20
C. van Drimmelen	1	0.20
W. von Hemert	1	0.20
J.C. Weidner	1	0.20
Total	6,001	100.00	921	100.00
Valid votes	497	98.81	548	99.64
Invalid votes	1	0.20	2	0.36
Blank votes	5	0.99	0	0.00
Total votes	503	100.00	550	100.00
Source: Nieuwe Surinaamsche courant, [1] Suriname [2]

Aftermath

Julius Muller  [ nl ] died in November 1902. A by-election was held between 8 and 14 January 1903, ^[3] The result was a tie between the two candidates, Karel Hendrik Bergen  [ nl ] and Charles Ferdinand Schoch  [ nl ], who received 259 votes each, with ten invalid votes. This necessitated a re-run, which was held three weeks later; Bergen was elected with 286 votes, Schoch received 265, and two other candidates received one vote each.

January–February 1903 by-election

Candidate	First round		Second round
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Karel Hendrik Bergen  [ nl ]	259	50.00	286	51.72
Charles Ferdinand Schoch  [ nl ]	259	50.00	265	47.92
J.L. Heijmans			1	0.18
A.W. Schoch			1	0.18
Total	518	100.00	553	100.00
Valid votes	518	98.11	553	97.88
Invalid/blank votes	10	1.89	12	2.12
Total votes	528	100.00	565	100.00
Source: Suriname, [4] De Surinamer [5]

Marcus Samson van Praag  [ nl ] returned to the Netherlands in 1903. In the by-election to succeed him, Jacques Bernard Nassy  [ nl ] was elected in the second round, defeating Samuel Bueno Bibaz  [ nl ].

September–October 1903 by-election

Candidate	First round		Second round
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Jacques Bernard Nassy  [ nl ]	117	32.05	214	60.62
Samuel Bueno Bibaz  [ nl ]	100	27.40	139	39.38
François Wijnand Hensen  [ nl ]	58	15.89
Charles Ferdinand Schoch  [ nl ]	33	9.04
Roelof Fabriek  [ nl ]	24	6.58
C.R. Frowein Jr.	10	2.74
Richard O'Ferrall  [ nl ]	5	1.37
C.R. Buth	4	1.10
C.A.J. Struycken	3	0.82
J.P. Monsanto	2	0.55
Th. Valois Smith	2	0.55
G. Bullab	1	0.27
Gosira	1	0.27
J.B.L. Nassy	1	0.27
A. Reyen	1	0.27
S. da Silva	1	0.27
Schimmmelpenninck van de Oye	1	0.27
A.W. Weytinigh	1	0.27
Total	365	100.00	353	100.00
Valid votes	365	93.83	353	94.64
Invalid/blank votes	24	6.17	20	5.36
Total votes	389	100.00	373	100.00
Source: De Surinamer [6] [7]

References

1. "Stadsnieuws". Nieuwe Surinaamsche courant. 6 April 1902.
2. "Uitslag van de op gisteren gehouden herstemming voor 2 onbezette zetels in nieuwe Staten". Suriname. 18 April 1902.
3. "De Herstemming". Nieuwe Surinaamsche courant. 1 January 1903.
4. "Verkiezing Kol. St". Suriname. 16 January 1903.
5. "Uitslag der Verkiezing". De Surinamer. 8 February 1903.
6. "Verkiezing – Koloniale Staten". De Surinamer. 17 September 1903.
7. "Verkiezing Koloniale Staten". De Surinamer. 4 October 1903.