Island council elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles on 10 April (Bonaire and Curaçao) and 22 May 1987 (SSS islands) to elect the members of the island councils of its five island territories. The election was won by the Bonaire Patriotic Union–Bonaire Workers' Party list (5 seats) in Bonaire, the National People's Party (8 seats) in Curaçao, the Saba Democratic Labour Movement (3 seats) in Saba, the Democratic Party Statia (3 seats) in Sint Eustatius, and the Democratic Party (7 seats) in Sint Maarten.
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All 49 seats in the island councils of Bonaire (9), Curaçao (21), Saba (5), Sint Eustatius (5) and Sint Maarten (9) | ||
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Results
editBonaire
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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| Bonaire Patriotic Union–Bonaire Workers' Party | 2,994 | 54.81 | 5 | |
| Bonaire Democratic Party | 2,190 | 40.09 | 4 | |
| New Action Party | 279 | 5.11 | 0 | |
| Total | 5,463 | 100.00 | 9 | |
| Source: Statistical Yearbook of the Netherlands Antilles | ||||
Curaçao
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National People's Party | 26,090 | 36.64 | 8 | +1 | |
| New Antilles Movement | 18,141 | 25.48 | 6 | –2 | |
| Democratic Party | 13,879 | 19.49 | 4 | –1 | |
| Soshal Independiente | 6,953 | 9.76 | 2 | New | |
| Workers' Liberation Front | 5,386 | 7.56 | 1 | 0 | |
| Nos Pais | 761 | 1.07 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 71,210 | 100.00 | 21 | 0 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 111,408 | – | |||
| Source: Statistical Yearbook of the Netherlands Antilles | |||||
Saba
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| Saba Democratic Labour Movement | 328 | 51.01 | 3 | New | |
| Windward Islands People's Movement | 266 | 41.37 | 2 | –2 | |
| Saba True Labour Party | 49 | 7.62 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 643 | 100.00 | 5 | 0 | |
| Source: Statistical Yearbook of the Netherlands Antilles | |||||
Sint Eustatius
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| Democratic Party | 445 | 52.91 | 3 | 0 | |
| Windward Islands People's Movement | 311 | 36.98 | 2 | 0 | |
| SRP | 85 | 10.11 | 0 | – | |
| Total | 841 | 100.00 | 5 | 0 | |
| Source: Statistical Yearbook of the Netherlands Antilles | |||||
Sint Maarten
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| Democratic Party | 5,036 | 74.19 | 7 | +2 | |
| Sint Maarten Patriotic Alliance–Independent Citizens Movement | 1,752 | 25.81 | 2 | New | |
| Total | 6,788 | 100.00 | 9 | +2 | |
| Valid votes | 6,788 | 98.62 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 95 | 1.38 | |||
| Total votes | 6,883 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 6,883 | 100.00 | |||
| Source: Statistical Yearbook of the Netherlands Antilles, Amigoe,[1] Lynch & Lynch[2] | |||||
References
edit- ^ "Weinig verrassende uitslagen in verkiezingen Bovenwinden". Amigoe (in Dutch). Delpher. 23 May 1987. p. 1. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ Lynch, Edgar H.; Lynch, Julian C. (1999). Know Your Political History (Rev. ed.). Philipsburg, St. Martin: House of Nehesi Publ. pp. 43, 186. ISBN 0913441325.