1994 Sint Maarten status referendum
A status referendum was held on the island of
Party for the Restructured Antilles.[1]
Result
Choice | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Option A: Sint Maarten remaining part of the Netherlands Antilles | 4,697 | 59.70 | |
Option B: Sint Maarten becoming a self governing country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands | 2,606 | 33.12 | |
Option C: Sint Maarten integrating into the Netherlands | 72 | 0.92 | |
Option D: Sint Maarten becoming an independent country | 493 | 6.27 | |
Total | 7,868 | 100.00 | |
Valid votes | 7,868 | 98.72 | |
Invalid/blank votes | 102 | 1.28 | |
Total votes | 7,970 | 100.00 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 12,232 | 65.16 | |
Source: Country Sint Maarten, The Daily Herald |
See also
References
- ^ G. Oostindie (1998) Het paradijs overzee: De 'Nederlandse' Caraïben en Nederland, pp171–172, 339