Island council elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles in April 1979. They were the eighth elections for the Island Council.[1]
Aruba
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Electoral Movement | 18,551 | 56.60 | 12 | –1 | |
| Aruban People's Party | 6,063 | 18.50 | 4 | +3 | |
| Aruban Patriotic Party | 4,867 | 14.85 | 3 | –4 | |
| United Reform Party of Aruba | 3,181 | 9.71 | 2 | New | |
| UNA–PIA | 113 | 0.34 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 32,775 | 100.00 | 21 | – | |
| Source: [2] | |||||
Bonaire
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonaire Patriotic Union | 2,184 | 52.73 | 5 | |
| Bonaire Democratic Party | 1,529 | 36.91 | 4 | |
| Bonairean Workers' Party | 429 | 10.36 | 0 | |
| Total | 4,142 | 100.00 | 9 | |
| Source: [2] | ||||
Curaçao
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 16,958 | 24.84 | 6 | |
| Partido MAN | 16,472 | 24.13 | 6 | |
| National People's Party/U | 15,275 | 22.38 | 5 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 10,701 | 15.68 | 3 | |
| Workers' Liberation Front | 5,067 | 7.42 | 1 | |
| META | 2,541 | 3.72 | 0 | |
| Alianza | 1,253 | 1.84 | 0 | |
| Total | 68,267 | 100.00 | 21 | |
| Source: [2] | ||||
Saba
General elections were held in Saba on 27 April 1979. The result was a victory for the Windward Islands People's Movement, which won all five Island Council seats.[3]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windward Islands People's Movement | 483 | 81.04 | 5 | +1 | |
| Saba People's Party | 113 | 18.96 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 596 | 100.00 | 5 | 0 | |
| Source: Johnson[3] | |||||
Sint Maarten
General elections were held in Sint Maarten on 27 April 1979 to elect the 5 members of the Island Council. The result was a victory for the Democratic Party, which won three of the five Island Council seats.[4]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 2,126 | 50.50 | 3 | –1 | |
| Sint Maarten Patriotic Movement | 1,443 | 34.28 | 2 | New | |
| Windward Islands People's Movement | 366 | 8.69 | 0 | 0 | |
| United Progressive Democratic Group | 275 | 6.53 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 4,210 | 100.00 | 5 | 0 | |
| Source: Lynch & Lynch[4] | |||||
References
- ^ "Politieke partijen en verkiezingen". Historia di Aruba (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ a b c "Statistical Yearbook Netherlands Antilles 1983". Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. p. 20.
- ^ a b Will, Johnson (2006). Dreaming big. Alkmaar: Falstaff Media. pp. 68–69, 174–175. ISBN 9077751327.
- ^ a b Lynch, Edgar H.; Lynch, Julian C. (1999). Know Your Political History (Rev. ed.). Philipsburg, St. Martin: House of Nehesi Publ. pp. 41–42, 184–185. ISBN 0913441325.
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