Partial general elections were held in Suriname in February 1920 to elect four 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 1920 elections were for the four members elected in the 1914 elections. However, only one of the four () was still in office;
had resigned shortly after the election due to controversy over his nomination, and had been replaced by . had also resigned in 1914 and been replaced by . resigned in 1918 and was replaced by .
Kraan and Gonggrijp were the only two of the incumbents to run for re-election.
Results There were only four candidates for the four vacant seats, with Kraan, Gonggrijp, and J. Vogt declared elected unopposed in February.
Aftermath Before the new States met in May, three other incumbent members resigned; was replaced by , who was declared elected unopposed. There were three candidates for the two seats vacated by and , with and elected.
Three members (including two of those elected in 1920) resigned in 1921; (elected in 1916) was replaced by , who was declared elected unopposed in May. Vogt was replaced by and Westra was replaced by , both of whom were declared elected unopposed.
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