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 | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonaire Democratic Party | 2,784 | 47.97 | 5 | +4 | |
| Bonaire Patriotic Union | 1,517 | 26.14 | 2 | –4 | |
| Bonaire Social Party | 1,160 | 19.99 | 2 | 0 | |
| Bonaire Workers' Party | 141 | 2.43 | 0 | 0 | |
| ASP | 118 | 2.03 | 0 | 0 | |
| DDP | 84 | 1.45 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 5,804 | 100.00 | 9 | 0 | |
| Source: [3] | |||||
Curaçao
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party for the Restructured Antilles | 24,080 | 33.93 | 8 | New | |
| New Antilles Movement | 19,774 | 27.86 | 6 | +3 | |
| National People's Party | 11,903 | 16.77 | 4 | –6 | |
| Workers' Liberation Front | 6,822 | 9.61 | 2 | –3 | |
| Democratic Party | 5,006 | 7.05 | 1 | –1 | |
| Soshal Independiente | 1,773 | 2.50 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nos Patria | 1,619 | 2.28 | 0 | –1 | |
| Total | 70,977 | 100.00 | 21 | 0 | |
| Source: [3] | |||||
Saba
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saba Democratic Labour Movement | 346 | 54.40 | 3 | +2 | |
| Windward Islands People's Movement | 290 | 45.60 | 2 | –2 | |
| Total | 636 | 100.00 | 5 | 0 | |
| Source: [3] | |||||
Sint Eustatius
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 547 | 57.94 | 3 | 0 | |
| Sint Eustatius Alliance | 397 | 42.06 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 944 | 100.00 | 5 | 0 | |
| Source: [3] | |||||
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.[4]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 4,324 | 45.81 | 5 | +2 | |
| Sint Maarten Patriotic Alliance | 4,178 | 44.26 | 5 | +1 | |
| Serious Alternative People's Party | 861 | 9.12 | 1 | New | |
| Progressive Labour Movement | 76 | 0.81 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 9,439 | 100.00 | 11 | +2 | |
| Source: [3] | |||||
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c d e "Statistical Yearbook Netherlands Antilles 1995". Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. p. 31.
- ^ "History of Sint Maarten". CaribTourism.net. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
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