The Windward Islands People's Movement (WIPM) is a political party in Saba. It has won a majority of seats in the Island Council in all but two elections since 1971.
Windward Islands People's Movement | |
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| Leader | Rolando Wilson |
| President | Bruce Zagers |
| Founded | 1970[1] |
| Preceded by | Windward Islands People’s Party |
| Ideology | Christian democracy |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| Regional affiliation | Christian Democrat Organization of America |
| Colours | Orange |
| Saba Island council | 3 / 5 |
It held all five seats in the Island Council after the 2019 elections and until June 1, 2022, when council member Hemmie Van Xanten resigned from the party while continuing to serve as a councilor.[2][3][4] When party member Esmeralda Johnson was elected to a seat on the island council in 2019, she became the youngest person ever to serve on it.[5]
Netherlands Antilles
editUntil the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, the party competed in island council elections and for the single Saba seat in the Estates of the Netherlands Antilles (which it won in the 2002, 2006 and 2010 elections). The party has also participated in the island council elections of Sint Eustatius and Sint Maarten (until its merger with the Sint Maarten Patriotic Movement (S.P.M.)).
When Saba became part of the Netherlands as a special municipality in 2010, the 2007 island council stayed (where the party obtained four of the five seats) until the election under Dutch law in 2011.[6]
Island Council electoral results
edit| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3 / 5
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Majority | |||
| 1975 | 421 | 73.09 | 4 / 5
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 1
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Majority |
| 1979 | 483 | 81.04 | 5 / 5
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1
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Majority |
| 1983 | 470 | 77.43 | 4 / 5
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 1
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Majority |
| 1987 | 328 | 51.01 | 2 / 5
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2
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Opposition |
| 1991 | 437 | 71.99 | 4 / 5
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2
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Majority |
| 1995 | 346 | 54.75 | 2 / 5
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2
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Opposition |
| 1999 | 400 | 70.67 | 4 / 5
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2
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Majority |
| 2003 | 298 | 47.30 | 3 / 5
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1
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Majority |
| 2007 | 447 | 73.8 | 4 / 5
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1
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Majority |
| 2011 | 686 | 83.4 | 4 / 5
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 0
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Majority |
| 2015 | 545 | 57.2 | 3 / 5
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1
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Majority |
| 2019 | 777 | 79.04 | 5 / 5
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2
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Majority |
| 2023 | 617 | 59.33 | 3 / 5
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2
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Majority |
References
edit- ^ "@: Windward Islands People's Movement / @: W.I.P.M. / @: WIPM". Encyclopedie van de Nederlandse Antillen (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- ^ "WIPM (Saba) Grabs All 5 Seats!". BES Reporter. 20 March 2019.
- ^ "New Saba Island Council, Commissioners sworn in". The Daily Herald. 29 March 2019.
- ^ "Island Council Member Hemmie van Xanten resigned from WIPM party". Saba News. 4 June 2022.
- ^ "New Island Council, Commissioners sworn in - Saba News". 2021-10-24. Archived from the original on 2021-10-24. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
- ^ "Nieuw stemmen op zijn Netherlands". Trouw (in Dutch). 19 February 2011.
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