2003 Netherlands Antilles island council elections explained

Election Name:2003 Netherlands Antilles island council elections
Country:Netherlands Antilles
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1999
Next Election:2007
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:9 May 2003 (Leeward Antilles)
23 May 2003 (SSS islands)
Heading1: Elected in Bonaire
Seats1:6
Last Election1:4
Seats2:3
Last Election2:4
Heading3: Elected in Curaçao (top 2)
Percentage3:33.86
Seats3:8
Last Election3:4
Last Election4:5
Percentage4:20.41
Seats4:5
Percentage5:13.08
Seats5:3
Last Election5:4
Party6:National People's Party (Curaçao)
Percentage6:10.65
Seats6:2
Last Election6:5
Percentage7:9.34
Seats7:2
Last Election7:2
Percentage8:5.69
Seats8:1
Last Election8:New
Heading9: Elected in Saba
Percentage9:47.30
Seats9:3
Last Election9:4
Percentage10:36.83
Seats10:2
Last Election10:New
Color10:
  1. 4FB747
Heading11: Elected in Sint Eustatius
Seats11:3
Last Election11:2
Seats12:2
Last Election12:New
Heading13: Elected in Sint Maarten (top 2)
Percentage13:48.38
Seats13:6
Last Election13:7
Percentage14:38.78
Seats14:4
Last Election14:New

Island council elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles on 9 May (Bonaire and Curaçao)[1] and 23 May 2003 (SSS islands)[2] [3] 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 Workers' Liberation Front (8 seats) in Curaçao, the Windward Islands People's Movement (3 seats) in Saba, the Democratic Party Statia (3 seats) in Sint Eustatius, and the Democratic Party (6 seats) in Sint Maarten.

Results

Sint Maarten

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kiezers Curaçao en Bonaire naar de stembus . De Telegraaf . 1 March 2021 . https://archive.today/20210301223226/https://krant.telegraaf.nl/nieuwslink/teksten/nws.bonaire.curacao.uur.tijd.html . 1 March 2021 . nl-NL . 9 May 2003 . live .
  2. News: Pasterkamp . Riekelt . Godett: Pim Fortuyn van de Antillen . 1 March 2021 . Reformatorisch Dagblad . Digibron . 23 May 2003 . 5 . nl-NL.
  3. Web site: Island Council . governorsxm.com . 1 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070320154542/http://www.governorsxm.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=16&Itemid=30 . 20 March 2007 . Island council elections on St. Maarten were last held on May 23, 2003. . dead.