1995 Netherlands Antilles island council elections

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1995 Netherlands Antilles island council elections
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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)

Island council elections were held in 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

PartySeats+/–
Bonaire Democratic Party5+4
Bonaire Patriotic Union2–4
Bonaire Social Party20
Other parties00
Total90
Source: Het Parool[1]

Curaçao

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Party for the Restructured Antilles24,05534.188New
New Antilles Movement19,56127.796+3
National People's Party11,90616.924–6
Workers' Liberation Front6,8419.722–3
Democratic Party4,6546.611–1
Soshal Independiente1,7192.4400
Nos Patria1,6492.340–1
Total70,385100.00210
Registered voters/turnout59.9
Source: Hoofdstembureau Curaçao,[3] NRC Handelsblad[4]

Saba

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Saba Democratic Labour Movement34654.753+2
Windward Islands People's Movement28645.252–2
Total632100.0050
Source: Johnson[5]

Sint Eustatius

PartySeats
Democratic Party3
Sint Eustatius Alliance2
St. Eustatius Action Movement0
Total5
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]

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Democratic Party4,32345.815+2
Sint Maarten Patriotic Alliance4,17744.265+1
Serious Alternative People's Party8619.121New
Progressive Labour Movement760.810New
Total9,437100.0011+2
Valid votes9,43798.96
Invalid/blank votes991.04
Total votes9,536100.00
Source: CaribTourism.net,[7] Lynch & Lynch,[8] Amigoe[9][10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Winst democraten eilandraad Bonaire". Het Parool (in Dutch). Delpher. 10 April 1995. p. 2. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Partij Pourier ook op Curaçao aan de macht". Reformatorisch Dagblad. Digibron. 15 May 1995. p. 3. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Eerdere verkiezingen". Hoofdstembureau Curaçao (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ISBN 9077751327
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  6. ISBN 0913441325
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  7. ^ a b "History of Sint Maarten". CaribTourism.net. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  8. ISBN 0913441325
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  9. ^ "Vier partijen dingen naar elf raadszetels". Amigoe (in Dutch). Delpher. 6 April 1995. p. 9. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Nieuwe partij op St. Maarten". Amigoe (in Dutch). Delpher. 28 February 1995. p. 2. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
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