1975 Netherlands Antilles island council elections

1975 Saban general election
	1975
	5 seats in the Island Council; 3 seats needed for a majority

Island council elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles in 1975. They were the seventh elections for the Island Council.^[1]

Aruba

Results


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	People's Electoral Movement	18,374	59.54	13	+6
	Aruban Patriotic Party	10,741	34.81	7	–4
	Aruban People's Party	1,743	5.65	1	–2
Total		30,858	100.00	21	0

Source: Official Newsletter, Statistical Yearbook

Saba

General elections were held in Saba in 1975. The result was a victory for the Windward Islands People's Movement, which won four of the five seats in the Island Council.^[2]^[3]

Results


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Windward Islands People's Movement	421	73.09	4	+1
	Democratic Party	155	26.91	1	–1
Total		576	100.00	5	0

Source: Johnson^[2]

Sint Maarten

General elections were held in Sint Maarten on 9 May 1975 to elect the 5 members of the Island Council. The result was a victory for the Democratic Party, which won all five Island Council seats.^[4]

Results


Party		Votes	Seats	+/–
	Democratic Party	2,081	5	+1
	United Federation of the Antilles	378	0	New
	Windward Islands People's Movement	362	0	0
	Antillean Labor Movement	168	0	New
	IPPP	98	0	New
Total			5	0

Source: Lynch & Lynch^[4]

References

^ "Politieke partijen en verkiezingen". Historia di Aruba (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 September 2017.
^ ^a ^b Will, Johnson (2006). Dreaming big. Alkmaar: Falstaff Media. pp. 65–67, 171–172. ISBN 9077751327.
^ "Nederlaag voor DP op Saba volledig". Amigoe di Curacao (in Dutch). 10 May 1975. p. 4.
^ ^a ^b Lynch, Edgar H.; Lynch, Julian C. (1999). Know Your Political History (Rev. ed.). Philipsburg, St. Martin: House of Nehesi Publ. pp. 41, 183. ISBN 0913441325.

[Aruba75-1] "Politieke partijen en verkiezingen". Historia di Aruba (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 September 2017.

[DreamingBig-2] Will, Johnson (2006). Dreaming big. Alkmaar: Falstaff Media. pp. 65–67, 171–172. ISBN 9077751327.

[Amigoe19750510-3] "Nederlaag voor DP op Saba volledig". Amigoe di Curacao (in Dutch). 10 May 1975. p. 4.

[Lynch-4] Lynch, Edgar H.; Lynch, Julian C. (1999). Know Your Political History (Rev. ed.). Philipsburg, St. Martin: House of Nehesi Publ. pp. 41, 183. ISBN 0913441325.

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