General elections were held in Suriname in February and March 1946 to elect ten members of the Estates.
Electoral system The States consisted of ten elected members and five members appointed by the governor. The elections were held using the two-round system, with suffrage restricted to men who held a diploma from extended primary education, although women were allowed to stand as candidates. 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 1,454 valid votes, candidates required 728 to be elected in the first round.
Aftermath Following the elections Governor Johannes Brons appointed Adriaan Alberga, , , and Sewraam Rambaran Mishre as the nominated members. became chair of the States.
In late 1946 Henry Lucien de Vries replaced Alberga as a nominated member.
Frederik Lim A Po resigned in 1947 and was replaced by Percy Wijngaarde, after which de Vries became the new chair.
Johan Ferrier resigned in 1948 and was replaced by as a result of a May by-election.
After was appointed to the Board of Social Assistance in 1948, he was replaced by as a result of a June by-election.
Later in 1948 resigned and was replaced by as a result of an August by-election.
In 1949 de Vries resigned and was replaced by Archibald Currie.
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