Island council elections were held in the Caribbean Netherlands on 18 March 2015 to elect the members of the island councils of Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius. The elections were held on the same day as the provincial and water board elections in the European Netherlands. The election was won by the Movement of Bonaire People (3 seats) in Bonaire, the Windward Islands People's Movement (3 seats) in Saba, and the Progressive Labour Party (2 seats) in Sint Eustatius.
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All 19 seats in the island councils of Bonaire (9), Saba (5) and Sint Eustatius (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Results
editBonaire
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonaire People's Movement | 2,755 | 29.26 | 3 | New | |
| Bonaire Democratic Party | 2,726 | 28.95 | 3 | 0 | |
| Bonaire Patriotic Union | 2,301 | 24.44 | 3 | −1 | |
| Party for Justice and Unity | 649 | 6.89 | 0 | −1 | |
| List 7 | 405 | 4.30 | 0 | New | |
| 1 Tim Magno | 365 | 3.88 | 0 | New | |
| Christian Alliance Bonaire | 215 | 2.28 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 9,416 | 100.00 | 9 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 9,416 | 97.76 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 216 | 2.24 | |||
| Total votes | 9,632 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 12,372 | 77.85 | |||
| Source: Kiesraad[1] | |||||
Saba
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windward Islands People's Movement | 545 | 57.25 | 3 | −1 | |
| Saba Labour Party | 407 | 42.75 | 2 | +1 | |
| Total | 952 | 100.00 | 5 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 952 | 98.55 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 14 | 1.45 | |||
| Total votes | 966 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,058 | 91.30 | |||
| Source: The Daily Herald[2][3] | |||||
Sint Eustatius
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Labour Party | 481 | 30.44 | 2 | +1 | |
| Democratic Party | 473 | 29.94 | 2 | 0 | |
| United People's Coalition | 244 | 15.44 | 1 | 0 | |
| List 6 | 182 | 11.52 | 0 | New | |
| St. Eustatius Empowerment Party | 134 | 8.48 | 0 | −1 | |
| Statia's Liberal Action Movement | 66 | 4.18 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 1,580 | 100.00 | 5 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 1,580 | 99.12 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 14 | 0.88 | |||
| Total votes | 1,594 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,435 | 65.46 | |||
| Source: Kiesraad[4] | |||||
References
edit- ^ "Eilandsraad 18 maart 2015". Verkiezingsuitslagen (in Dutch). Kiesraad. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "WIPM wins again in Saba". The Daily Herald. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ^ "Official results of 2015 Saba elections presented" (PDF). The Daily Herald. 21 March 2015. p. 13. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ^ "Eilandsraad 18 maart 2015". Verkiezingsuitslagen (in Dutch). Kiesraad. Retrieved 28 February 2021.