Elections to the Volksraad were held in the Dutch East Indies on 16 October 1917.Karel Steenbrink (2007) The spectacular growth of a self confident minority, 1903 - 1942 KITLV Press, p44 The result was a victory for the Dutch Indies Freethinkers Association, who defeated the Protestant Christian Ethical Party and the Catholic Indian Catholic Party.Geert Arend van Klinken (2003) Minorities, modernity and the emerging nation: Christians in Indonesia, a biographical approach KITLV Press, p37
Background The Volksraad was created by a law passed on 16 December 1916 in order to further the possibility of self-government.Eduard J. M. Schmutzer (1977) Dutch colonial policy and the search for identity in Indonesia 1920-1931 Brill Archive, p57 It had a total of 38 members, half of which were to be elected and half appointed. Seats were also assigned to ethnic groups, with 20 for the Dutch population (nine elected, eleven appointed), 15 for the native population (ten elected, five appointed) and three for the Chinese population (all of which were appointed).
Results
Volksraad members The subsequent membership of the Volksraad included:
PositionMemberNotesPresidentJacob Christiaan KoningsbergerAppointed membersSchumannIndependentCarel Victor GerritsenDe Javasche BankH. s'JacobBatavia merchantKarel Albert Rudolf BosschaManager of tea plantation in ParahyanganKettnerHead representative of plantations, Sumatra East CoastStibbeGovernment resident (official)Van der JagtAssistant residentWhitlauAssistant residentLabbertonTheosophist, Indië Weerbaar propagandist and Home RulerA.L. WaworoentoeRepresentative of the people of ManadoAtmodironoJavaneseA. KamilMuslimSastro WidjonoJavaneseRadjiman WediodiningratJavanese, former leader of Budi UtomoAchmad DjajadiningratRegent of SerangKoesoemo OetojoRegent of DjaparaKoesoemo JoesoRegent of Patjitan, formerly an officialAbdoel Moeis Muslim, member of Sarekat IslamAbdoel Rifai Muslim, member of the Insulinde partyElected membersMajor PabstJosef Ignaz Julius Maria SchmutzerRoman Catholic, leader of the Indian Catholic PartyBergmeijerAnti-revolutionary "christian"O. van VoorhoutHead of an iron firmKoningHead representative of the Koninklijke Paketvaart-MaatschappijBirnieAdministrator of a tobacco estate in BesoekiStokvisInspector of Secondary EducationHok Hoei KanChineseLim PatChinese. "Major" of Chinese miners in Bangka IslandSoeseliseRepresentative of the AmboneseFrits LaohRepresentative of the ManadoeseCharles Guillaume CramerMember of the Indies Social Democratic AssociationJ.J.E. TeeuwenMember of the Insulinde partyTjipto MangoenkoesoemoMember of the Insulinde partyPrangwedonoHead of MangkoenegoroTengkoe Mohammad TajibMuslim, representative of AcehMuhammad IsmailMuslim, representative of the ArabsDwidjosewojoJavaneseOemar Said TjokroaminotoMuslim, President of Sarekat Islam
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