Partial general elections were held in Suriname in March and April 1924 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 1924 elections were for the four members elected in the 1918 elections. However, only one of them – – was still in office; had resigned in 1919 and been replaced by , had resigned in 1920 and been replaced by and , while died in 1923 and was replaced by Jacques Drielsma.
Of the four incumbents, Hering, Waller and Drielsma ran for re-election, while Bucaille did not contest the elections.
Results As there were 1,023 valid votes, candidates required 512 to be elected in the first round. Only Jacques Drielsma passed the threshold, with a second round required to be held between the next six most voted-for candidates.
Aftermath died in June 1925. was elected unopposed to replace him.
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