2020 Sint Eustatius island council election
Island Council elections were held in Sint Eustatius on 21 October 2020. Sint Eustatius is a special municipality (officially "public body") of the Netherlands.[3] The elections were originally to be held on 20 March 2019, but were postponed due to administrative intervention by the Dutch government.[4] On 23 September 2019, a new election date was announced.[5]
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Since 2015 foreign nationals also have the right to vote and to stand as a candidate if they are 18 years of age, reside lawfully on Bonaire, Sint Eustatius or Saba on the day of nomination, and have been a resident of the Netherlands or legally resided there immediately prior to that day for an uninterrupted period of at least five years.
The Progressive Labour Party, led by Rechelline Leerdam, won three seats on Island Council to form the governing majority, while the Democratic Party, led by Adelka Spanner, won the remaining two seats.[6] The new Island Council members were inaugurated on 29 October.[6][7][8]
Schedule
editThe timetable for these elections is as follows:[9]
| Date | action |
|---|---|
| 29 July 2020 | Last day for batch registration |
| 7 September 2020 | Day of nomination |
| 21 October 2020 | Day of voting |
| 23 October 2020 | Announcement of the final result |
Contesting parties
edit| Party | Position | Ideology | Leader
(since) |
Last election | At dissolution | Contesting | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Labour Party | Centre-left | Rechelline Leerdam[10]
(July 2020) |
2 / 5 (40%)
|
2 / 5 (40%)
|
Yes | ||
| Democratic Party | Centre[11] | Christian democracy | Adelka Spanner
(August 2013)[12] |
2 / 5 (40%)
|
2 / 5 (40%)
|
Yes | |
| United People's Coalition | Centre | Elvin Henriquez[13]
(July 2020)[13] |
1 / 5 (20%)
|
0 / 5 (0%)
|
Yes | ||
Incumbent legislature
editIn the 2015 elections, the Progressive Labour Party and Democratic Party won two seats each, with the United People's Coalition taking one seat. Turnout was 65.46%, with 1,594 out of 2,135 eligible voters taking part. There were 6 blank ballots and 8 invalid ballots. The incumbent coalition was between the PLP and UPC.
| # | 2015 election | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Island Council Member[15][16] | Votes | ||
| 1 | Clyde van Putten | 251 | |
| 2 | Adelka Spanner | 150 | |
| 3 | Koos Sneek | 135 | |
| 4 | Reginald Zaandam | 67 | |
| 5 | Astrid McKenzie-Tatem | 58 | |
Results
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Labour Party | 815 | 51.39 | 3 | +1 | |
| Democratic Party | 647 | 40.79 | 2 | 0 | |
| United People's Coalition | 124 | 7.82 | 0 | –1 | |
| Total | 1,586 | 100.00 | 5 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 1,586 | 98.14 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 30 | 1.86 | |||
| Total votes | 1,616 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,102 | 76.88 | |||
References
edit- ^ "Clyde van Putten: Voter is Always Right". BES Reporter. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "Clyde van Putten: Voter is Always Right". BES Reporter. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "Wet openbare lichamen Bonaire, Sint Eustatius en Saba (Law on the public bodies of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba)". Dutch Government (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 October 2010.
- ^ Verkiezingen St Eustatius van de baan Antilliaans Dagblad, 15 November 2018
- ^ "Sint-Eustatius in 2020 naar stembus, Nederlandse regering blijft voorlopig besturen". NTR Caribisch Netwerk. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Island Council St. Eustatius installed". Island Council of Sint Eustatius. 29 October 2020. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "St. Eustatius Island Council Sworn In". Daily Herald (St Maarten). 29 October 2020. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "St. Eustatius Island Council Sworn In". Daily Herald (St Maarten). Saba News. 30 October 2020. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ van Rij, Marnix (15 June 2020). "Information Bulletin of the Public Entity of St. Eustatius- Island Council Election October 21, 2020 - Publication - St. Eustatius". www.statiagovernment.com. Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "PLP (Statia) Elects Rechelline Leerdam as New Party Leader". BES Reporter. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Democratic Party of Sint Eustatius". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "Adelka Spanner nieuwe DP-leider". Caribisch Netwerk (in Dutch). 13 August 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Elvin Henriquez to lead UPC into Upcoming Election". BES Reporter. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Island, Executive Councils Take Oath of Office in Statia" (PDF). The Daily Herald. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "The Daily Herald". thedailyherald.info. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "Elections Concluded on Bes Islands | SXMElections.com". beta.sxmelections.com. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
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