2009 Curaçao status referendum explained

Date:15 May 2009
Country:Curaçao
I approve the result of the Round Table Conference to achieve an autonomous Curaçao within the Kingdom
Yes:41,433
No:38,261
Invalid:26
Electorate:118,827

A status referendum was held in Curaçao on 15 May 2009. The referendum was on whether to accept the proposed agreement on becoming an autonomous country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands as part of the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles. It was approved by 51.99% of voters.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=an012009 Curaçao (Netherlands Antilles), 15 May 2009: Autonomous government