Island council elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles on 7 May (Curaçao, Saba and Sint Eustatius) and 21 May 1999 (Sint Maarten) to elect the members of the island councils of its five island territories. The election was won by the Party for the Restructured Antilles (5 seats) in Curaçao, the Windward Islands People's Movement (4 seats) in Saba, the Sint Eustatius Alliance (3 seats) in Sint Eustatius, and the Democratic Party (7 seats) in Sint Maarten.[1]
Results
Bonaire
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonaire Democratic Party | 2,762 | 42.57 | 4 | –1 | |
| Bonaire Patriotic Union | 2,613 | 40.27 | 4 | +2 | |
| Bonaire Social Party | 1,042 | 16.06 | 1 | –1 | |
| Bonaire Workers' Party | 71 | 1.09 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 6,488 | 100.00 | 9 | 0 | |
| Source: [2] | |||||
Curaçao
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party for the Restructured Antilles | 15,947 | 22.60 | 5 | –3 | |
| National People's Party | 15,516 | 21.99 | 5 | +1 | |
| Workers' Liberation Front | 12,631 | 17.90 | 4 | +2 | |
| People's Crusade Labour Party | 11,938 | 16.92 | 4 | New | |
| New Antilles Movement | 6,951 | 9.85 | 2 | –4 | |
| Organisashon pa Restorashon di Un i Tur | 3,739 | 5.30 | 1 | New | |
| Democratic Party | 2,931 | 4.15 | 0 | –1 | |
| Partido Pais Kòrsou | 909 | 1.29 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 70,562 | 100.00 | 21 | 0 | |
| Source: [2] | |||||
Saba
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windward Islands People's Movement | 400 | 70.67 | 4 | +2 | |
| Saba Labour Party | 126 | 22.26 | 1 | New | |
| Democratic Party of Saba | 40 | 7.07 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 566 | 100.00 | 5 | 0 | |
| Source: [2] | |||||
Sint Eustatius
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sint Eustatius Alliance | 541 | 49.50 | 3 | +1 | |
| Democratic Party | 452 | 41.35 | 2 | –1 | |
| St. Eustatius Action Movement | 100 | 9.15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1,093 | 100.00 | 5 | 0 | |
| Source: [2] | |||||
Sint Maarten
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 5,599 | 54.44 | 7 | +2 | |
| Sint Maarten Patriotic Alliance | 2,859 | 27.80 | 3 | –2 | |
| National Progressive Party | 1,256 | 12.21 | 1 | New | |
| Serious Alternative People's Party | 424 | 4.12 | 0 | –1 | |
| Decision 1999 | 76 | 0.74 | 0 | New | |
| PPLP | 64 | 0.62 | 0 | New | |
| St. Maarten Liberation Movement | 7 | 0.07 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 10,285 | 100.00 | 11 | 0 | |
| Source: [2] | |||||
References
- ^ Vries, Guido de (10 May 1999). "Curaçao kiest voor een zachte hand". NRC Handelsblad. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Statistical Yearbook Netherlands Antilles 1999". Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. p. 34.
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