Supplementary general elections were held in Suriname in May 1901 to elect four of the thirteen members of the Colonial States. The elections followed reforms to the States that replaced the four members appointed by the Governor-General with elected members.
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.
Results As there were 196 valid ballots cast, candidates required 99 votes to be elected in the first round.
Three of the four outgoing appointed members ran for election; , and , all of whom were successful. was also elected.
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