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All 51 seats in the island councils of Bonaire (9), Curaçao (21), Saba (5), Sint Eustatius (5) and Sint Maarten (11) |
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Island council elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles on 7 April (Bonaire and Sint Maarten)[1] and 12 May 1995 (Curaçao, Saba and Sint Eustatius)[2] to elect the members of the island councils of its five island territories. The election was won by the Bonaire Democratic Party (5 seats) in Bonaire, the Party for the Restructured Antilles (8 seats) in Curaçao, the Saba Democratic Labour Movement (3 seats) in Saba, the Democratic Party Statia (3 seats) in Sint Eustatius, and the Democratic Party (7 seats) in Sint Maarten.
Results
Bonaire
Party | Seats | +/– |
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| Bonaire Democratic Party | 5 | +4 |
| Bonaire Patriotic Union | 2 | –4 |
| Bonaire Social Party | 2 | 0 |
| Other parties | 0 | 0 |
Total | 9 | 0 |
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Source: Het Parool[1] |
Curaçao
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Party for the Restructured Antilles | 24,055 | 34.18 | 8 | New |
| New Antilles Movement | 19,561 | 27.79 | 6 | +3 |
| National People's Party | 11,906 | 16.92 | 4 | –6 |
| Workers' Liberation Front | 6,841 | 9.72 | 2 | –3 |
| Democratic Party | 4,654 | 6.61 | 1 | –1 |
| Soshal Independiente | 1,719 | 2.44 | 0 | 0 |
| Nos Patria | 1,649 | 2.34 | 0 | –1 |
Total | 70,385 | 100.00 | 21 | 0 |
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Registered voters/turnout | | 59.9 | |
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Source: Hoofdstembureau Curaçao,[3] NRC Handelsblad[4] |
Saba
Sint Eustatius
Party | Seats |
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| Democratic Party | 3 |
| Sint Eustatius Alliance | 2 |
| St. Eustatius Action Movement | 0 |
Total | 5 |
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Source: Lynch & Lynch[6] |
Sint Maarten
The Democratic Party and the Sint Maarten Patriotic Alliance both won five seats, with the other seat in the 11-seat island council going to the Serious Alternative People's Party. The DP and SAPP agreed to form a coalition government.[7]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Democratic Party | 4,323 | 45.81 | 5 | +2 |
| Sint Maarten Patriotic Alliance | 4,177 | 44.26 | 5 | +1 |
| Serious Alternative People's Party | 861 | 9.12 | 1 | New |
| Progressive Labour Movement | 76 | 0.81 | 0 | New |
Total | 9,437 | 100.00 | 11 | +2 |
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Valid votes | 9,437 | 98.96 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 99 | 1.04 | |
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Total votes | 9,536 | 100.00 | |
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Source: CaribTourism.net,[7] Lynch & Lynch,[8] Amigoe[9][10] |
References
- ^ a b "Winst democraten eilandraad Bonaire". Het Parool (in Dutch). Delpher. 10 April 1995. p. 2. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Partij Pourier ook op Curaçao aan de macht". Reformatorisch Dagblad. Digibron. 15 May 1995. p. 3. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Eerdere verkiezingen". Hoofdstembureau Curaçao (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ Vries, Guido de (7 May 1999). "Curaçao naar de stembus: voor of tegen de premier". NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2016-11-14. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ Johnson, Will (2006). Dreaming big. Alkmaar: Falstaff Media. pp. 79–80, 179–180. ISBN 9077751327.
- ^ Lynch, Edgar H.; Lynch, Julian C. (1999). Know Your Political History (Rev. ed.). Philipsburg, St. Martin: House of Nehesi Publ. p. 195. ISBN 0913441325.
- ^ a b "History of Sint Maarten". CaribTourism.net. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ Lynch, Edgar H.; Lynch, Julian C. (1999). Know Your Political History (Rev. ed.). Philipsburg, St. Martin: House of Nehesi Publ. pp. 191–193. ISBN 0913441325.
- ^ "Vier partijen dingen naar elf raadszetels". Amigoe (in Dutch). Delpher. 6 April 1995. p. 9. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Nieuwe partij op St. Maarten". Amigoe (in Dutch). Delpher. 28 February 1995. p. 2. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
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- See also: Elections and referendums in Aruba
- Bonaire
- Curaçao
- Saba
- Sint Eustatius
- Sint Maarten
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- See also: Elections and referendums in the Netherlands
- Elections in the Netherlands Antilles
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- See also: Elections and referendums in the Netherlands
- Elections in the Netherlands Antilles
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