Misplaced Pages

1963 Netherlands Antilles island council elections

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.

Island council elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles in 1963. They were the fourth elections for the Island Council.

Aruba

Politics of Aruba

Three parties already present in the Council retained representation: the Aruban Patriotic Party, Aruban People's Party and Aruba National Union.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Aruban Patriotic Party11,66260.3313+1
Aruban People's Party5,66829.3260
Aruba National Union2,00110.3520
Total19,331100.00210
Source: Official Newsletter, Historia di Aruba

Sint Maarten

General elections were held in Sint Maarten on 31 May 1963 to elect the 5 members of the Island Council. The result was a victory for the Democratic Party, which won four of the five Island Council seats.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Democratic Party61471.7340
National People's Party14316.7110
Windward Islands People's Party9911.5700
Total856100.0050
Source: Lynch & Lynch

References

  1. "Politieke partijen en verkiezingen". Historia di Aruba (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  2. ^ Lynch, Edgar H.; Lynch, Julian C. (1999). Know Your Political History (Rev. ed.). Philipsburg, St. Martin: House of Nehesi Publ. pp. 39–40, 181. ISBN 0913441325.
Aruba Elections and referendums in Aruba
General elections
Island Council elections
Referendums
See also: Elections and referendums in the Netherlands Antilles
Sint Maarten Elections and referendums in Sint Maarten
General elections
Referendums
Category: