1954 Netherlands Antilles general election

General elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles on 15 November 1954.

The 22 seats in the Estates of the Netherlands Antilles consisted of twelve for Curaçao, eight for Aruba, one for Bonaire and one for the SSS Islands.

Results

PartyIslandVotes%Seats
National People's PartyCuraçao15,5905
Democratic PartyCuraçao13,6205
Aruban Patriotic PartyAruba8,4125
Catholic People's PartyCuraçao4,8651
Aruban People's PartyAruba3,8222
Curaçaoan Independent PartyCuraçao3,0221
Aruban National UnionAruba1,7491
List LampeSSS Islands6481
List VogesSSS Islands6020
PBU/PPBBonaire1
Bonaire Democratic PartyBonaire0
Total22

Curaçao

Population: 114,683 (31 December 1953)
Entitled to vote: 44,363
Valid votes: 37,097
Seats: 12
Average valid votes per seat: 3,091.4

# Candidate Total per list Votes Result
National People's Party (NVP)
1M.F. da Costa Gomez15,59015,037Elected
2H.G.M. Pieters Kwiers74Elected
3N. Debrot101Elected
4B.Ph. Römer16Elected
5C.E. Dip23Elected
6A.A. Lieder20-
7Ch.E.W. Voges137-
8J. Eleonora9-
9C.E. Cathalina20-
10S.D. Abbad1-
11J.M.F. Pieters5-
12E. Diaz3-
13J.A. Schoop10-
14P.N.A. Neuman3-
15A.P. Loewenthal20-
16E.A.V. Jesurun20-
17H.M. Henriquez91-
Democratic Party (DP)
1E. Jonckheer13,62010,493Elected
2C.D. Kroon348Elected
3S.W. van der Meer47Elected
4R.J. Isa24Elected
5C.H.W. Hueck11-
6H.L. Braam2,149Elected
7Mrs. L.C. van der Linde-Helmijr17-
8J.B. Rosario6-
9F.J. Pijpers10-
10O.R.A. Beaujon19-
11J.A.O. Bikker2-
12R.M. Martinez7-
13J.G. Felix17-
14J. Oenes12-
15M.A. Margaretha6-
16H.I. Lopes408-
17P.H. Maal0-
Catholic People's Party (KVP)
1I.C. Debrot4,8654,255Elected
2E.J. Morkos95-
3B.M. Leito73-
4E.C.J.M. van de Laarschot213-
5Miss A.M.R. Rigaud14-
6H.M. van Delden104-
7J.L. Martina22-
8Miss R.M. Panneflek3-
9P.M. Maduro10-
10P.A. Nicatia3-
11E.R. Goilo5-
12H.D. Feliz7-
13M.R.W.B. Berkenveldt17-
14V.R. Maduro13-
15T.I. Janga5-
16E.M. Zimmeman5-
17M.A.T. Pinedo21-
Curaçaoan Independent Party (COP)
1P. van der Hoeven3,0222,599Elected
2N.M. Chumaceiro202-
3W. Meijer21-
4Ph.J. Evertsz6-
5J.G. van Gelder25-
6A.N.Th. van Meeteren20-
7C. van de Mark14-
8E.J. van Romondt6-
9L.J. Braumuller23-
10Miss E.R. Lansberg20-
11E.J. Ruiz3-
12Ch.W. Wix6-
13A.J. van Romondt12-
14Miss C.M. Heidenreich10-
15J.W.M. Diemont13-
16Mrs. E.L. Segaar-Eldermans19-
17J.W. van de Berg23-

Aruba

Population: 57,303 (31 December 1953)
Valid votes: 13,983
Seats: 8
Average valid votes per seat: 1,747.875

# Candidate Total per list Votes Result
Aruban Patriotic Party (PPA)
1J.E. Irausquin8,4123,668Elected
2P. Croes574Elected
3J. Erasmus?Elected
4J.R.L. Beaujon?Elected
5J. Maduro?Elected
6W.C. Anslijn486-
7E.R. Finck698-
8O. Croes30-
9J. Kelly?-
10D.C. Mathew?-
11I. Serphos?-
12E.O. Petronia?-
13C. Angela?-
Aruban People's Party (AVP)
1J.H.A. Eman3,822?Elected
2J. Geerman?Elected
3M.E. de Cuba?-
4L. Laclé?-
5A.J. Flanegin?-
6S. Bruin?-
7W.H. de la Fuente?-
8F.E. Lejuez?-
9M.H. Booi?-
10J.A.C. Nieuw?-
11J.E. Lejuez?-
12E. Brokke?-
13C.A. Eman?-
UNA
1A. Werleman1,749?Elected
2Th.J. Figaroa?-
3A.F. Dussenbroek?-
4Th.D. Luydens?-
5F.B. Tromp?-
6J.G. Croes?-
7L. Henriquez?-
8C.P. Schwengle?-
9N. Schuit?-
10C.J. Maduro?-
11B.J.M. Gomez?-

Bonaire

Population: 5,386 (31 December 1953)
Valid votes: ?
Seats: 1

# Candidate Total per list Votes Result
PBU/PPB
1L.D. Gerharts??Elected
2E.A. Booi?-
3W. Booi?-
4S. Soliano?-
5I.C. Debrot?-
6E.B. Sint Jago?-
Bonaire Democratic Party
1J.A. Abraham??-
2C.L. Neuman?-
3C.D. Christiaan?-
4H. Adoptie?-
5A.A. Emerenciano?-
6C.D. Kroon?-

SSS Islands

Population: 3,678 (31 December 1953)
Valid votes: 1,250
Seats: 1

# Candidate Total per list Votes Result
List Lampe
1W.F.M. Lampe648412Elected
2H.I. Lopes166-
3W.C. Anslijn35-
4D.C. Mathew5-
5H. Johnson4-
6C. Labega26-
List Voges
1Ch.E.W. Voges602544-
2C. Peterson22-
3C. Buncamper3-
4K. Peterson1-
5W. Slicer3-
6V. Lopes29-

Aftermath

The new session of the Estates began around 8 December 1954. Before that Jonckheer, Kroon, Van der Meer and Lampe gave up their position in the parliament to become government ministers in the First Jonckheer cabinet. They were succeeded by Hueck, Van der Linde-Helmijr, Rosario and Lopes. Van der Linde-Helmijr was at that moment the only female in the parliament but not the first one; A.A. de Lannoy-Elisabeth was from 1949 until 1954 a female member of the Estates. Anslijn became a member of the parliament instead of Maduro.

Early 1955 Voges became a member of the parliament to replace Debrot and later that year O.R.A. Beaujon, Pieters Kwiers and P. Croes were succeeded by Bikker, Abbad and Finck. A year later Sint Jago succeeded Gerharts.[1] After Eman died he was replaced by De Cuba.

References

  • Amigoe di Curaçao, 21 September 1954
  • Amigoe di Curaçao, 23 September 1954
  • Amigoe di Curaçao, 16 November 1954
  • Know Your Political History: St. Maarten, Saba, St. Eustatius, by Edgar Lynch & Julian Lynch, Election Watchnite Association, 1990, page 25 & 55
  1. Amigoe di Curaçao, 17 December 1956
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