Elections in the Netherlands Antilles

Elections in the Netherlands Antilles were elections of the States of the former Netherlands Antilles.

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the Netherlands Antilles

The Netherlands Antilles had (before its dissolution) a multi-party system, with numerous parties to form coalition governments after the elections. The States (Staten) had 22 members, elected for a four-year term in -in its last years- five constituencies formed by the five Island territories.

Island TerritorySeats
1948-1950
Seats
1950-1977
Seats
1977-1983
Seats
1983-1986
Seats
1986-2010
Aruba6888-
Bonaire21113
Curaçao812121214
Dutch Windward Islands (Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint Maarten)211--
Saba--1111
Sint Eustatius--1111
Sint Maarten---13
Total18222212422

Notes:

  • 1 In 1977 Saba and St. Eustatius were allowed to send 2 non-voting representatives to the States due to the electoral weight of St. Maarten in the election for the Dutch Windward Islands voting representative to the States (this representative continued to represent Saba, St. Eustatius and St. Maarten until the territory was split up in 1983)

2006 elections of the States

The 2006 elections resulted in the last States that would sit for four years. It preceded the 2010 Netherlands Antilles general election, which took place in January and was dissolved upon the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles.

 Summary of the 27 January 2006 Estates of the Netherlands Antilles election results
Parties Island Votes % Seats
Party for the Restructured Antilles (Partido Antiá Restrukturá) Curaçao 18,187 20.85 5
New Antilles Movement (Movishon Antia Nobo) Curaçao 13,123 15.05 3
Party Workers' Liberation Front 30th of May (Partido Frente Obrero Liberashon 30 Di Mei) Curaçao 9,582 10.99 2
National People's Party (Partido Nashonal di Pueblo) Curaçao 7,765 8.91 2
Forsa Kòrsou Curaçao 6,658 7.64 2
Labour Party People's Crusade (Partido Laboral krusado Popular) Curaçao 4,390 5.03 0
National Alliance Sint Maarten 4,301 4.93 2
Democratic Party Sint Maarten (Democratische Partij Sint Maarten) Sint Maarten 4,122 4.73 1
LPNA Curaçao 3,851 4.42 0
Bonaire Patriotic Union (Union Patriotico Bonairano) Bonaire 3,678 4.22 2
Sovereign People (Pueblo Soberano) Curaçao 3,360 3.85 0
PDB-Paboso-ON
Bonaire 2,947 3.38 1
Democratic Party (Democratische Partij) Curaçao 2,638 3.03 0
People's Progressive Alliance Sint Maarten 1,712 1.96 0
Democratic Party Sint Eustatius (Democratische Partij Sint Eustatius) Sint Eustatius 0.5 1
Windwards Islands People's Movement Saba 0.5 1
Total     22
Source: E-politika

Past elections

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