Island council elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles in 1975. They were the seventh elections for the Island Council.[1]
Aruba
editResults
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Electoral Movement | 18,374 | 59.54 | 13 | +6 | |
| Aruban Patriotic Party | 10,741 | 34.81 | 7 | –4 | |
| Aruban People's Party | 1,743 | 5.65 | 1 | –2 | |
| Total | 30,858 | 100.00 | 21 | 0 | |
| Source: Official Newsletter, Statistical Yearbook | |||||
Saba
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5 seats in the Island Council 3 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||
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General elections were held in Saba in 1975. The result was a victory for the Windward Islands People's Movement, which won four of the five seats in the Island Council.[2][3]
Results
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windward Islands People's Movement | 421 | 73.09 | 4 | +1 | |
| Democratic Party | 155 | 26.91 | 1 | –1 | |
| Total | 576 | 100.00 | 5 | 0 | |
| Source: Johnson[2] | |||||
Sint Maarten
editGeneral elections were held in Sint Maarten on 9 May 1975 to elect the 5 members of the Island Council. The result was a victory for the Democratic Party, which won all five Island Council seats.[4]
Results
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 2,081 | 5 | +1 | ||
| United Federation of the Antilles | 378 | 0 | New | ||
| Windward Islands People's Movement | 362 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Antillean Labor Movement | 168 | 0 | New | ||
| IPPP | 98 | 0 | New | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | |||
| Source: Lynch & Lynch[4] | |||||
References
edit- ^ "Politieke partijen en verkiezingen". Historia di Aruba (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ a b Will, Johnson (2006). Dreaming big. Alkmaar: Falstaff Media. pp. 65–67, 171–172. ISBN 9077751327.
- ^ "Nederlaag voor DP op Saba volledig". Amigoe di Curacao (in Dutch). 10 May 1975. p. 4.
- ^ a b Lynch, Edgar H.; Lynch, Julian C. (1999). Know Your Political History (Rev. ed.). Philipsburg, St. Martin: House of Nehesi Publ. pp. 41, 183. ISBN 0913441325.