1995 Netherlands Antilles island council elections explained

Country:Netherlands Antilles
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1991 Netherlands Antilles island council elections
Previous Year:1991
Next Election:1999 Netherlands Antilles island council elections
Next Year:1999
Seats For Election:All 51 seats in the island councils of Bonaire (9), Curaçao (21),
Saba (5), Sint Eustatius (5) and Sint Maarten (11)
Election Date:7 April and 12 May 1995

Island council elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles on 7 April (Bonaire and Sint Maarten)[1] and 12 May 1995 (Curaçao, Saba and Sint Eustatius)[2] to elect the members of the island councils of its five island territories. The election was won by the Bonaire Democratic Party (5 seats) in Bonaire, the Party for the Restructured Antilles (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

Sint Maarten

The Democratic Party and the Sint Maarten Patriotic Alliance both won five seats, with the other seat in the 11-seat island council going to the Serious Alternative People's Party. The DP and SAPP agreed to form a coalition government.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Winst democraten eilandraad Bonaire . 21 May 2021 . . Delpher . 10 April 1995 . 2 . nl.
  2. News: Partij Pourier ook op Curaçao aan de macht . 5 March 2021 . . Digibron . 15 May 1995 . 3.
  3. Web site: History of Sint Maarten. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140812203809/http://caribtourism.net/sint-maarten/history/1355.html. 12 August 2014. 4 March 2021. CaribTourism.net.