Partial general elections were held in Suriname in March 1926 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 1926 elections were for the four members elected in the 1920 elections. , and were still in office but J. Vogt had resigned in 1921 and been replaced by .
Of the four incumbents, only Kraan and Gonggrijp ran for re-election
Results As there were 578 valid votes, candidates required 290 to be elected in the first round. Both incumbents lost their seats.
Aftermath and , both elected in 1922, resigned in 1926. They were replaced by and , who were elected unopposed in June. H.G. Brandon resigned later in the same year and was replaced by , who was elected unopposed.
, elected in 1924, resigned in 1927 and was replaced by , who was also elected unopposed.
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