1959 Netherlands Antilles island council elections

Island council elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles in 1959. They were the third elections for the Island Council. ^[1]

Aruba

Four parties participated, three of which had participated in 1955: the Aruban Patriotic Party (PPA), Aruban People's Party and the Aruba National Union. The Christian Democratic Party, a breakaway from the PPA, also contested the elections and won a single seat.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Aruban Patriotic Party	9,893	57.17	12	–3
	Aruban People's Party	4,899	28.31	6	+3
	Aruba National Union	1,609	9.30	2	–1
	Christian Democratic Party	905	5.23	1	New
Total		17,306	100.00	21	0
Valid votes		17,306	98.70
Invalid/blank votes		228	1.30
Total votes		17,534	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		19,084	91.88
Source: Hartog [2]

Sint Maarten

General elections were held in Sint Maarten on 25 May 1959. The result was a victory for the Democratic Party, which won four of the five Island Council seats. ^[3]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Democratic Party	392	63.84	4	0
	National People's Party	149	24.27	1	0
	Windward Islands People's Party	69	11.24	0	New
	C. Hassell-Wilson	4	0.65	0	New
Total		614	100.00	5	0
Source: Lynch & Lynch [3]

References

1. "Politieke partijen en verkiezingen". Historia di Aruba (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 September 2017.
2. Johannes Hartog (1961) History of the Netherlands Antilles: Aruba, past and present, p434
3. Lynch, Edgar H.; Lynch, Julian C. (1999). Know Your Political History (Rev. ed.). Philipsburg, St. Martin: House of Nehesi Publ. pp. 38–39, 180. ISBN   0913441325.