Bonaire Patriotic Union | |
Native Name: | Union PatriĆ³tiko Boneriano |
Abbreviation: | UPB |
Leader: | James Kroon |
Leader1 Title: | Leader in the Island Council |
Leader1 Name: | Esther Bernabela |
Ideology: | Christian democracy |
Position: | Centre |
International: | Centrist Democrat International |
Affiliation1 Title: | American affiliation |
Affiliation1: | Christian Democrat Organization of America |
Colors: | Green |
Seats1 Title: | Island Council |
Seats2 Title: | Electoral College |
Country: | Bonaire |
Country Dab1: | Politics of the Netherlands |
Parties Dab1: | Category:Political parties in Bonaire |
The Bonaire Patriotic Union (Papiamento: Union PatriĆ³tiko Boneriano|label=[[Papiamento|Papiamentu]], UPB; Dutch; Flemish: Patriottische Unie van Bonaire) is a Dutch local political party in the special municipality of Bonaire.
In the 2002 Netherlands Antilles general election, the party won 3.6% of the popular vote and two out of 22 seats. In the 2006 Netherlands Antilles general election, the party again won two out of 22 seats. It is a member of the Centrist Democrat International and the Christian Democrat Organization of America.[1] [2]