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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 12 April 1991 to elect the members of the island councils of its five island territories. The election was won by the Bonaire Patriotic Union (6 seats) in Bonaire, the National People's Party (10 seats) in Curaçao, the Windward Islands People's Movement (4 seats) in Saba, and the Sint Maarten Patriotic Alliance (4 seats) in Sint Maarten.
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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Bonaire Patriotic Union | 2,759 | 52.16 | 6 | |
Bonaire Social Party | 1,080 | 20.42 | 2 | |
Bonaire Democratic Party | 807 | 15.26 | 1 | |
Bonaire Workers' Party | 487 | 9.21 | 0 | |
Caribbean Alliance for Solidarity | 156 | 2.95 | 0 | |
Total | 5,289 | 100.00 | 9 | |
Valid votes | 5,289 | 97.66 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 127 | 2.34 | ||
Total votes | 5,416 | 100.00 | ||
Source: Amigoe [1] |
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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National People's Party | 33,164 | 47.02 | 10 | +2 | |
Workers' Liberation Front– Soshal Independiente | 16,603 | 23.54 | 5 | +2 | |
New Antilles Movement | 10,360 | 14.69 | 3 | –3 | |
Democratic Party | 6,624 | 9.39 | 2 | –2 | |
Nos Patria | 3,780 | 5.36 | 1 | New | |
Total | 70,531 | 100.00 | 21 | 0 | |
Source: Amigoe, [2] [3] Hoofdstembureau Curaçao [4] |
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Windward Islands People's Movement | 437 | 71.99 | 4 | +2 | |
Saba Democratic Labour Movement | 170 | 28.01 | 1 | –2 | |
Total | 607 | 100.00 | 5 | 0 | |
Source: Johnson [5] |
The Sint Maarten Patriotic Alliance (SPA) led by Vance James Jr. emerged as the largest party, winning 4 of the 9 seats. The SPA and the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) agreed to form a coalition government. On 28 August 1991 the SPA–PDP government collapsed. PDP political leader Millicent Acuna Lopez-de Weever said that "fundamental philosophical differences" with the SPA caused the coalition "to break".
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Sint Maarten Patriotic Alliance | 3,457 | 40.06 | 4 | +2 | |
Democratic Party | 2,837 | 32.88 | 3 | –4 | |
Progressive Democratic Party | 1,745 | 20.22 | 2 | New | |
National Reformation Party | 438 | 5.08 | 0 | New | |
United Democratic Party | 69 | 0.80 | 0 | New | |
Antillean National Movement | 36 | 0.42 | 0 | New | |
People's Electoral Movement | 28 | 0.32 | 0 | New | |
Partido Pro Penshonado | 19 | 0.22 | 0 | New | |
Total | 8,629 | 100.00 | 9 | 0 | |
Source: Lynch & Lynch [6] |
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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 12 April 1991 to elect the members of the island councils of its five island territories. The election was won by the Bonaire Patriotic Union (6 seats) in Bonaire, the National People's Party (10 seats) in Curaçao, the Windward Islands People's Movement (4 seats) in Saba, and the Sint Maarten Patriotic Alliance (4 seats) in Sint Maarten.
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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Bonaire Patriotic Union | 2,759 | 52.16 | 6 | |
Bonaire Social Party | 1,080 | 20.42 | 2 | |
Bonaire Democratic Party | 807 | 15.26 | 1 | |
Bonaire Workers' Party | 487 | 9.21 | 0 | |
Caribbean Alliance for Solidarity | 156 | 2.95 | 0 | |
Total | 5,289 | 100.00 | 9 | |
Valid votes | 5,289 | 97.66 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 127 | 2.34 | ||
Total votes | 5,416 | 100.00 | ||
Source: Amigoe [1] |
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National People's Party | 33,164 | 47.02 | 10 | +2 | |
Workers' Liberation Front– Soshal Independiente | 16,603 | 23.54 | 5 | +2 | |
New Antilles Movement | 10,360 | 14.69 | 3 | –3 | |
Democratic Party | 6,624 | 9.39 | 2 | –2 | |
Nos Patria | 3,780 | 5.36 | 1 | New | |
Total | 70,531 | 100.00 | 21 | 0 | |
Source: Amigoe, [2] [3] Hoofdstembureau Curaçao [4] |
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Windward Islands People's Movement | 437 | 71.99 | 4 | +2 | |
Saba Democratic Labour Movement | 170 | 28.01 | 1 | –2 | |
Total | 607 | 100.00 | 5 | 0 | |
Source: Johnson [5] |
The Sint Maarten Patriotic Alliance (SPA) led by Vance James Jr. emerged as the largest party, winning 4 of the 9 seats. The SPA and the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) agreed to form a coalition government. On 28 August 1991 the SPA–PDP government collapsed. PDP political leader Millicent Acuna Lopez-de Weever said that "fundamental philosophical differences" with the SPA caused the coalition "to break".
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Sint Maarten Patriotic Alliance | 3,457 | 40.06 | 4 | +2 | |
Democratic Party | 2,837 | 32.88 | 3 | –4 | |
Progressive Democratic Party | 1,745 | 20.22 | 2 | New | |
National Reformation Party | 438 | 5.08 | 0 | New | |
United Democratic Party | 69 | 0.80 | 0 | New | |
Antillean National Movement | 36 | 0.42 | 0 | New | |
People's Electoral Movement | 28 | 0.32 | 0 | New | |
Partido Pro Penshonado | 19 | 0.22 | 0 | New | |
Total | 8,629 | 100.00 | 9 | 0 | |
Source: Lynch & Lynch [6] |