2011 Dutch island council elections

Island council elections were held in the Caribbean Netherlands on 2 March 2011 to elect the members of the island councils of Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius. They were the first island council elections since the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in 2010.

2011 Dutch island council elections
Netherlands
2 March 2011

All 19 seats in the island councils
of Bonaire (9), Saba (5) and Sint Eustatius (5)
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
Bonaire Elected in Bonaire
UPB Ramonsito Booi 40.29 4 -1
PDB Robby Beukenboom 33.31 3 -1
MBL Benito Dirksz 10.88 1 New
PHU Michiel Bijkerk 8.61 1 New
Saba (island) Elected in Saba
WIPM Rolando Wilson 83.35 4 0
SLP Ishmael Levenston 16.65 1 0
Sint Eustatius Elected in Sint Eustatius
DP Reuben Merkman 35.24 2 -2
UPC Reginald Zaandam 24.65 1 New
PLP Clyde van Putten 20.26 1 0
STEP Franklin Brown 17.55 1 +1

The elections were held on the same day as the provincial elections in the European Netherlands. The election was won by the Bonaire Patriotic Union (4 seats) in Bonaire, the Windward Islands People's Movement (4 seats) in Saba, and the Democratic Party (2 seats) in Sint Eustatius.[1][2][3]

Results

Bonaire

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Bonaire Patriotic Union3,04040.294–1
Bonaire Democratic Party2,51333.313–1
Free Bonaire Movement82110.881New
Party for Justice and Unity6508.611New
Soleana List5216.910New
Total7,545100.0090
Valid votes7,54598.31
Invalid/blank votes1301.69
Total votes7,675100.00
Registered voters/turnout10,17475.44
Source: Kiesraad

Saba

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Windward Islands People's Movement68683.3540
Saba Labour Party13716.6510
Total823100.0050
Valid votes82398.68
Invalid/blank votes111.32
Total votes834100.00
Registered voters/turnout96086.88
Source: Kiesraad

Sint Eustatius

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Democratic Party50635.242–2
United People's Coalition35424.651New
Progressive Labour Party29120.2610
St. Eustatius Empowerment Party25217.551+1
List 4 (Wilhelm Joshua Spanner)332.300New
Total1,436100.0050
Valid votes1,43698.69
Invalid/blank votes191.31
Total votes1,455100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,14067.99
Source: Kiesraad

References

  1. "UPB wins, but lacks majority". The Daily Herald. 3 March 2011. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  2. "Preliminary Election Results" (PDF). Saba Tourist Bureau. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  3. "DP loses two of four seats". The Daily Herald. 3 March 2011. Archived from the original on 29 January 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
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