1951 Netherlands Antilles island council elections

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Island council elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles in 1951. They were the first elections for the Island Council,[1] and followed the establishment of the Island Councils of the Netherlands Antilles through the Islands Regulation of the Netherlands Antilles (ERNA).

Aruba[edit]

General elections were held in Aruba in June 1951. Five parties participated: the Aruban People's Party, the Aruban Patriotic Party, the Aruba Independence Party and – following a split in 1949 – a Catholic and Protestant branch of the Aruba National Union.

Results[edit]

PartyVotes%Seats
Aruban People's Party4,51035.328
Aruban Patriotic Party4,44534.818
Aruba National Union I1,86614.613
Aruba National Union II1,43011.202
Aruba Independence Party5194.060
Total12,770100.0021
Registered voters/turnout14,558–
Source: Official Newsletter, Historia di Aruba

Sint Maarten[edit]

Politics of Sint Maarten

General elections were held in Sint Maarten on 4 June 1951, the island's first elections based on universal suffrage. The result was a victory for the National People's Party, which won four of the five Island Council seats.[2]

Results[edit]

PartyVotes%Seats
National People's Party35772.564
Democratic Party13527.441
Total492100.005
Valid votes49295.91
Invalid/blank votes214.09
Total votes513100.00
Registered voters/turnout59985.64
Source: Lynch & Lynch[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Politieke partijen en verkiezingen". Historia di Aruba (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b Lynch, Edgar H.; Lynch, Julian C. (1999). Know Your Political History (Rev. ed.). Philipsburg, St. Martin: House of Nehesi Publ. pp. 38, 179. ISBN 0913441325.
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