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Island council elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles in 1959. They were the third elections for the Island Council.[1]
Four parties participated, three of which had participated in 1955: the Aruban Patriotic Party (PPA), Aruban People's Party and the Aruba National Union. The Christian Democratic Party, a breakaway from the PPA, also contested the elections and won a single seat.
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aruban Patriotic Party | 9,893 | 57.17 | 12 | –3 | |
Aruban People's Party | 4,899 | 28.31 | 6 | +3 | |
Aruba National Union | 1,609 | 9.30 | 2 | –1 | |
Christian Democratic Party | 905 | 5.23 | 1 | New | |
Total | 17,306 | 100.00 | 21 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 17,306 | 98.70 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 228 | 1.30 | |||
Total votes | 17,534 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 19,084 | 91.88 | |||
Source: Hartog[2] |
General elections were held in Sint Maarten on 25 May 1959. The result was a victory for the Democratic Party, which won four of the five Island Council seats.[3]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic Party | 392 | 63.84 | 4 | 0 | |
National People's Party | 149 | 24.27 | 1 | 0 | |
Windward Islands People's Party | 69 | 11.24 | 0 | New | |
C. Hassell-Wilson | 4 | 0.65 | 0 | New | |
Total | 614 | 100.00 | 5 | 0 | |
Source: Lynch & Lynch[3] |
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