1987 Netherlands Antilles island council elections
Appearance
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All 49 seats in the island councils of Bonaire (9), Curaçao (21), Saba (5), Sint Eustatius (5) and Sint Maarten (9) | ||
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Island council elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles on 10 April (Bonaire and Curaçao) and 22 May 1987 (SSS islands) to elect the members of the island councils of its five island territories. The election was won by the Bonaire Patriotic Union–Bonaire Workers' Party list (5 seats) in Bonaire, the National People's Party (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 | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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Bonaire Patriotic Union–Bonaire Workers' Party (UPB–POB) | Rudi Ellis | 2,993 | 53.05 | 5 | |
Bonaire Democratic Party (PDB) | Jopie Abraham | 2,188 | 38.78 | 4 | |
New Action Party (PAN) | Arthur Sealy | 279 | 4.95 | 0 | |
Other/invalid | 182 | 3.23 | – | – | |
Total | 5,642 | 100 | 9 | 0 | |
Registered voters/turnout | – | – | |||
Source: Amigoe[1] |
Curaçao
Party | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National People's Party (PNP) | Maria Liberia-Peters | 26,090 | 36.64 | 8 | +1 |
New Antilles Movement (MAN) | Don Martina | 18,141 | 25.48 | 6 | –2 |
Democratic Party (DP) | Agustin Diaz | 13,879 | 19.49 | 4 | –1 |
Soshal Independiente (SI) | George Hueck | 6,953 | 9.76 | 2 | New |
Workers' Liberation Front (Frente) | Wilson Godett | 5,386 | 7.56 | 1 | 0 |
Nos Pais (NP) | Jose Frans | 761 | 1.07 | 0 | New |
Invalid/blank votes | – | – | – | ||
Total | 71,210 | 100 | 21 | 0 | |
Registered voters/turnout | – | – | |||
Source: Amigoe[2] |
Saba
Party | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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Saba Democratic Labour Movement (SDLM) | Vernon Hassell | 328 | 51.01 | 3 | New |
Windward Islands People's Movement (WIPM-Saba) | Will Johnson | 266 | 41.37 | 2 | –2 |
Saba True Labour Party (STLP) | Ishmael Levenston | 49 | 7.62 | 0 | New |
Invalid/blank votes | – | – | – | ||
Total | 632 | 100 | 5 | 0 | |
Registered voters/turnout | – | – | |||
Source: Johnson[3] |
Sint Eustatius
Party | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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Democratic Party (DP-Statia) | Kenneth van Putten | [?] | [?] | 3 | 0 |
Windward Islands People's Movement (WIPM-Statia) | Eric Henriquez | [?] | [?] | 2 | 0 |
Invalid/blank votes | – | – | – | ||
Total | 100 | 5 | 0 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | – | – | |||
Source: Amigoe[4] |
Sint Maarten
Party | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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Democratic Party (DP-St. Maarten) | Claude Wathey | 5,036 | 73.17 | 7 | +2 |
St. Maarten Patriotic Movement–Independent Citizens Movement (SPM–ICM) | Vance James Jr. | 1,752 | 25.45 | 2 | New |
Other/invalid | 95 | 1.38 | – | – | |
Total | 6,883 | 100 | 9 | +2 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 9,845 | 69.91 | – | – | |
Source: Amigoe,[4] Lynch & Lynch[5] |
References
- ^ "Stemmen op Bonaire". Amigoe (in Dutch). Delpher. p. 9. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "Frente grote verliezer". Amigoe (in Dutch). Delpher. 11 April 1987. p. 3. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ Johnson, Will (2006). Dreaming big. Alkmaar: Falstaff Media. pp. 73–74, 176–178. ISBN 9077751327.
- ^ a b "Weinig verrassende uitslagen in verkiezingen Bovenwinden". Amigoe (in Dutch). Delpher. 23 May 1987. p. 1. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ Lynch, Edgar H.; Lynch, Julian C. (1999). Know Your Political History (Rev. ed.). Philipsburg, St. Martin: House of Nehesi Publ. pp. 43, 186. ISBN 0913441325.