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Island council elections were held in the [[Netherlands Antilles]] on 7 May ([[Curaçao]], [[Saba (island)|Saba]] and [[Sint Eustatius]]) and 21 May 1999 ([[Sint Maarten]]) to elect the members of the [[Island council (Netherlands Antilles)|island councils]] of its five [[Island territories of the Netherlands Antilles|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 Sint Maarten|Democratic Party]] (7 seats) in Sint Maarten.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Vries|first=Guido de|date=10 May 1999|title=Curaçao kiest voor een zachte hand|url=http://retro.nrc.nl/W2/Nieuws/1999/05/10/Vp/05.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007135247/http://retro.nrc.nl/W2/Nieuws/1999/05/10/Vp/05.html|archive-date=7 October 2014|access-date=4 March 2021|website=[[NRC Handelsblad]]}}</ref> |
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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) | ||
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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[edit]
Bonaire[edit]
Party | Seats | +/– | |
---|---|---|---|
Bonaire Patriotic Union | 4 | +2 | |
Bonaire Democratic Party | 4 | –1 | |
Other parties | 1 | –1 | |
Total | 9 | 0 | |
Source: NU.nl,[2] Het Parool[3] |
Curaçao[edit]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Party for the Restructured Antilles | 15,948 | 22.60 | 5 | –3 | |
National People's Party | 15,616 | 22.13 | 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 | 6,851 | 9.71 | 2 | –4 | |
Organisashon pa Restorashon di Un i Tur | 3,739 | 5.30 | 1 | New | |
Democratic Party | 2,931 | 4.15 | 0 | –1 | |
Nos Patria | 909 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 70,563 | 100.00 | 21 | 0 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 124,572 | – | |||
Source: Hoofdstembureau Curaçao,[4] NRC Handelsblad[5] |
Saba[edit]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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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: FindRecord.ru,[6] Lynch & Lynch[7] |
Sint Eustatius[edit]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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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: Lynch & Lynch[8] |
Sint Maarten[edit]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Democratic Party | 5,601 | 54.42 | 7 | +2 | |
Sint Maarten Patriotic Alliance | 2,862 | 27.81 | 3 | –2 | |
National Progressive Party | 1,259 | 12.23 | 1 | New | |
Serious Alternative People's Party | 423 | 4.11 | 0 | –1 | |
Decision 1999 | 76 | 0.74 | 0 | New | |
PRLP | 64 | 0.62 | 0 | New | |
St. Maarten Liberation Movement | 7 | 0.07 | 0 | New | |
Total | 10,292 | 100.00 | 11 | 0 | |
Source: CaribTourism.net,[9] Lynch & Lynch[10] |
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Omstreden arbeiderspartij wint verkiezingen Curaçao". NU.nl (in Dutch). 10 May 2003. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Winst democraten eilandraad Bonaire". Het Parool (in Dutch). Delpher. 10 April 1995. p. 2. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Eerdere verkiezingen". Hoofdstembureau Curaçao (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Saba". FindRecord.ru. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ Lynch, Edgar H.; Lynch, Julian C. (1999). Know Your Political History (Rev. ed.). Philipsburg, St. Martin: House of Nehesi Publ. p. 194. ISBN 0913441325.
- ^ Lynch, Edgar H.; Lynch, Julian C. (1999). Know Your Political History (Rev. ed.). Philipsburg, St. Martin: House of Nehesi Publ. p. 195. ISBN 0913441325.
- ^ "History of Sint Maarten". CaribTourism.net. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ Lynch, Edgar H.; Lynch, Julian C. (1999). Know Your Political History (Rev. ed.). Philipsburg, St. Martin: House of Nehesi Publ. pp. 191–193. ISBN 0913441325.