Island council elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles in 1959. They were the third elections for the Island Council.[1]
Aruba
Four parties participated, three of which had participated in 1955: the Aruban Patriotic Party (PPA), Aruban People's Party and the Aruba National Union. The Christian Democratic Party, a breakaway from the PPA, also contested the elections and won a single seat.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Aruban Patriotic Party | 9,893 | 57.17 | 12 | –3 |
| Aruban People's Party | 4,899 | 28.31 | 6 | +3 |
| Aruba National Union | 1,609 | 9.30 | 2 | –1 |
| Christian Democratic Party | 905 | 5.23 | 1 | New |
| Total | 17,306 | 100.00 | 21 | 0 |
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| Valid votes | 17,306 | 98.70 | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 228 | 1.30 | |
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| Total votes | 17,534 | 100.00 | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 19,084 | 91.88 | |
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| Source: Hartog[2] |
Sint Maarten
General elections were held in Sint Maarten on 25 May 1959. The result was a victory for the Democratic Party, which won four of the five Island Council seats.[3]
Results
References
- ^ "Politieke partijen en verkiezingen". Historia di Aruba (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ Johannes Hartog (1961) History of the Netherlands Antilles: Aruba, past and present, p434
- ^ a b Lynch, Edgar H.; Lynch, Julian C. (1999). Know Your Political History (Rev. ed.). Philipsburg, St. Martin: House of Nehesi Publ. pp. 38–39, 180. ISBN 0913441325.