2003 Netherlands Antilles island council elections

Island council elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles on 9 May (Bonaire and Curaçao)^[1] and 23 May 2003 (SSS islands)^[2][3] to elect the members of the island councils of its five island territories. The election was won by the Bonaire Patriotic Union (6 seats) in Bonaire, the Workers' Liberation Front (8 seats) in Curaçao, the Windward Islands People's Movement (3 seats) in Saba, the Democratic Party Statia (3 seats) in Sint Eustatius, and the Democratic Party (6 seats) in Sint Maarten.

2003 Netherlands Antilles island council elections

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All 51 seats in the island councils of Bonaire (9), Curaçao (21), Saba (5), Sint Eustatius (5) and Sint Maarten (11)

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– Elected in Bonaire UPB Ramonsito Booi 6 +2 PDB Jopie Abraham 3 −1 Elected in Curaçao (top 2) FOL Anthony Godett 33.86 8 +4 PAR Etienne Ys 20.41 5 0 PLKP 13.08 3 −1 PNP Maria Liberia Peters 10.65 2 −3 MAN 9.34 2 0 LNPA Nelson Pierre 5.69 1 New Elected in Saba WIPM Ray Hassell 47.30 3 −1 SUDP Steve Hassell 36.83 2 New Elected in Sint Eustatius DPS Julian Woodley 3 +1 PLP Clyde van Putten 2 New Elected in Sint Maarten (top 2) DP Sarah Wescot-Williams 48.38 6 −1 NA William Marlin 38.78 4 New This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Results

Bonaire

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Bonaire Patriotic Union	2,967	49.60	6	+2
	Bonaire Democratic Party	1,725	28.84	3	–1
	PRO	650	10.87	0	0
	Bonaire Social Party	420	7.02	0	–1
	Bonaire Workers' Party	202	3.38	0	0
	PHH	18	0.30	0	0
Total		5,982	100.00	9	0
Registered voters/turnout		7,699	–
Source: [4]

Curaçao

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Workers' Liberation Front	22,745	33.86	8	+4
	Party for the Restructured Antilles	13,710	20.41	5	0
	People's Crusade Labour Party	8,785	13.08	3	–1
	National People's Party	7,153	10.65	2	–3
	New Antilles Movement	6,274	9.34	2	0
	Lista Niun Paso Atras	3,819	5.69	1	New
	Democratic Party	2,519	3.75	0	0
	Organisashon pa Restorashon di Un i Tur	2,168	3.23	0	–1
Total		67,173	100.00	21	0
Valid votes		67,173	98.61
Invalid/blank votes		948	1.39
Total votes		68,121	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		109,629	62.14
Source: [5][4]

Saba

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Windward Islands People's Movement	298	47.30	3	–1
	Saba United Democratic Party	232	36.83	2	New
	Saba Labour Party	100	15.87	0	–1
Total		630	100.00	5	0
Source: [4]

Sint Eustatius

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Democratic Party	471	42.51	3	+1
	Progressive Labour Party	348	31.41	2	New
	Sint Eustatius Alliance	160	14.44	0	–3
	St. Eustatius Action Movement	107	9.66	0	0
	PNDP	22	1.99	0	0
Total		1,108	100.00	5	0
Source: [4]

Sint Maarten

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Democratic Party	4,919	72.57	6	–1
	National Alliance			4	New
	People's Progressive Alliance	1,158	17.08	1	New
	National Progressive Party	378	5.58	0	0
	Serious Alternative People's Party	206	3.04	0	0
	PPLP	96	1.42	0	0
	National Democratic Party	21	0.31	0	0
Total		6,778	100.00	11	0
Source: [4]