2003 Netherlands Antilles island council elections

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.

2003 Netherlands Antilles island council elections
Netherlands Antilles
← 1999 9 May 2003 (Leeward Antilles)
23 May 2003 (SSS islands)
2007 →

All 51 seats in the island councils of Bonaire (9), Curaçao (21),
Saba (5), Sint Eustatius (5) and Sint Maarten (11)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Bonaire Elected in Bonaire
UPB Ramonsito Booi 6 +2
PDB Jopie Abraham 3 −1
Curaçao Elected in Curaçao (top 2)
FOL Anthony Godett 33.86 8 +4
PAR Etienne Ys 20.41 5 0
PLKP 13.08 3 −1
PNP Maria Liberia Peters 10.65 2 −3
MAN 9.34 2 0
LNPA Nelson Pierre 5.69 1 New
Saba (island) Elected in Saba
WIPM Ray Hassell 47.30 3 −1
SUDP Steve Hassell 36.83 2 New
Sint Eustatius Elected in Sint Eustatius
DPS Julian Woodley 3 +1
PLP Clyde van Putten 2 New
Sint Maarten Elected in Sint Maarten (top 2)
DP Sarah Wescot-Williams 48.38 6 −1
NA William Marlin 38.78 4 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Results

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Bonaire

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PartySeats+/–
Bonaire Patriotic Union6+2
Bonaire Democratic Party3–1
Other parties0–1
Total90
Source: NU.nl[4]

Curaçao

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Workers' Liberation Front 22,74533.868+4
Party for the Restructured Antilles13,71020.4150
People's Crusade Labour Party8,78513.083–1
National People's Party 7,15310.652–3
New Antilles Movement6,2749.3420
Lista Niun Paso Atras3,8195.691New
Democratic Party 2,5193.7500
Organisashon pa Restorashon di Un i Tur2,1683.230–1
Total67,173100.00210
Valid votes67,17398.61
Invalid/blank votes9481.39
Total votes68,121100.00
Registered voters/turnout109,62962.14
Source: Hoofdstembureau Curaçao[5]

Saba

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Windward Islands People's Movement29847.303–1
Saba United Democratic Party23236.832New
Saba Labour Party10015.870–1
Total630100.0050
Registered voters/turnout707
Source: The Daily Herald,[6] Saba Tourist Bureau[7]

Sint Eustatius

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PartySeats+/–
Democratic Party3+1
Progressive Labour Party2New
Total50
Source: The Daily Herald,[8] Lynch & Lynch[9]

Sint Maarten

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Democratic Party4,91948.386–1
National Alliance3,94338.784New
People's Progressive Alliance1,16911.501New
United People's Labor Party960.940New
National Democratic Party410.4000
Total10,168100.00110
Source: SXM Elections[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Kiezers Curaçao en Bonaire naar de stembus". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 9 May 2003. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  2. ^ Pasterkamp, Riekelt (23 May 2003). "Godett: Pim Fortuyn van de Antillen". Reformatorisch Dagblad (in Dutch). Digibron. p. 5. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Island Council". governorsxm.com. Archived from the original on 20 March 2007. Retrieved 1 March 2021. Island council elections on St. Maarten were last held on May 23, 2003.
  4. ^ "Omstreden arbeiderspartij wint verkiezingen Curaçao". NU.nl (in Dutch). 10 May 2003. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Verkiezing Eilandsraad Curaçao 2003". Hoofdstembureau Curaçao (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Main voting bureau Saba confirms count". The Daily Herald. Internet Archive. 6 June 2003. p. 6. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Election Results 2003". Saba Tourist Bureau. Archived from the original on 10 July 2003. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  8. ^ "DP and PLP both lose one vote in final count". The Daily Herald. 26 April 2007. p. 10.
  9. ^ Lynch, Edgar H.; Lynch, Julian C. (1999). Know Your Political History (Rev. ed.). Philipsburg, St. Martin: House of Nehesi Publ. p. 195. ISBN 0913441325.
  10. ^ "Election Year 2003 Results". SXM Elections. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2021.