Elections in the Netherlands Antilles
Elections in the Netherlands Antilles gives information on election and election results of the estates of the former Netherlands Antilles.
The Netherlands Antilles had (before its dissolution) a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often had a chance of gaining power alone, and parties had to work with each other to form coalition governments.
The Netherlands Antilles elected a legislature. The Estates (Staten) had 22 members, elected for a four year term in three multi-seat constuencies and 2 single-seat constuencies.
Latest elections
e • d Summary of the 22 January 2010 Estates of the Netherlands Antilles election results
| Parties |
Island |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
| Party for the Restructured Antilles (Partido Antiá Restrukturá) |
Curaçao |
26,641 |
|
6 |
+1 |
| List of Change (Lista di Kambio)
|
Curaçao |
23,552 |
|
5 |
— |
| Sovereign People (Pueblo Soberano) |
Curaçao |
10,789 |
|
2 |
+2 |
| National People's Party (Partido Nashonal di Pueblo) |
Curaçao |
6,494 |
|
1 |
–1 |
| Party Workers' Liberation Front 30th of May (Partido Frente Obrero Liberashon 30 Di Mei) |
Curaçao |
4,373 |
|
0 |
–2 |
| Democratic Party (Democratische Partij) |
Curaçao |
1,815 |
|
0 |
— |
| Party for an Emancipated People (Partido un Pueblo Emansipa) |
Curaçao |
311 |
|
0 |
— |
| Movement Opposing Isla Refinery (Movementu Solushon Isla) |
Curaçao |
195 |
|
0 |
— |
| National Alliance
|
Sint Maarten |
6,939 |
|
3 |
+1 |
| Democratic Party Sint Maarten (Democratische Partij Sint Maarten) |
Sint Maarten |
3,560 |
|
0 |
–1 |
| People's Progressive Alliance |
Sint Maarten |
916 |
|
0 |
— |
| Bonaire Patriotic Union (Union Patriotico Bonairano) |
Bonaire |
3,673 |
|
2 |
— |
| Bonaire Democratic Party (Partido Democratico Bonairano) |
Bonaire |
2,720 |
|
1 |
— |
| List of Change (Lista di Kambio) |
Bonaire |
1,126 |
|
0 |
— |
| Democratic Party Sint Eustatius (Democratische Partij Sint Eustatius) |
Sint Eustatius |
602 |
|
1 |
— |
| Progressive Labour Party |
Sint Eustatius |
341 |
|
0 |
— |
| Windwards Islands People's Movement |
Saba |
393 |
|
1 |
— |
| Total |
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22 |
— |
| Sources: Amigoe Bonaire Reporter St. Maarten Island Time |
Past elections
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Elections in the Netherlands Antilles
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| General elections |
1973 · 1977 · 1979 · 1982 · 1985 · 1988 · 1990 · 1994 · 1998 · 2002 · 2006 · 2010
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See also
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Elections in North America
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Dependencies and
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