1979 Netherlands Antilles island council elections

Island council elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles in April 1979. They were the eighth elections for the Island Council. ^[1]

Aruba

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	People's Electoral Movement	18,551	56.60	12	–1
	Aruban People's Party	6,063	18.50	4	+3
	Aruban Patriotic Party	4,867	14.85	3	–4
	United Reform Party of Aruba	3,181	9.71	2	New
	UNA–PIA	113	0.34	0	New
Total		32,775	100.00	21	–
Source: [2]

Bonaire

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Bonaire Patriotic Union	2,184	52.73	5
	Bonaire Democratic Party	1,529	36.91	4
	Bonairean Workers' Party	429	10.36	0
Total		4,142	100.00	9
Source: [2]

Curaçao

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Democratic Party	16,958	24.84	6
	Partido MAN	16,472	24.13	6
	National People's Party/U	15,275	22.38	5
	Social Democratic Party	10,701	15.68	3
	Workers' Liberation Front	5,067	7.42	1
	META	2,541	3.72	0
	Alianza	1,253	1.84	0
Total		68,267	100.00	21
Source: [2]

Saba

General elections were held in Saba on 27 April 1979. The result was a victory for the Windward Islands People's Movement, which won all five Island Council seats. ^[3]

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Windward Islands People's Movement	483	81.04	5	+1
	Saba People's Party	113	18.96	0	New
Total		596	100.00	5	0
Source: Johnson [3]

Sint Maarten

General elections were held in Sint Maarten on 27 April 1979 to elect the 5 members of the Island Council. The result was a victory for the Democratic Party, which won three of the five Island Council seats. ^[4]

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Democratic Party	2,126	50.50	3	–1
	Sint Maarten Patriotic Movement	1,443	34.28	2	New
	Windward Islands People's Movement	366	8.69	0	0
	United Progressive Democratic Group	275	6.53	0	New
Total		4,210	100.00	5	0
Source: Lynch & Lynch [4]

References

1. "Politieke partijen en verkiezingen". Historia di Aruba (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 September 2017.
2. "Statistical Yearbook Netherlands Antilles 1983". Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek . p. 20.
3. Will, Johnson (2006). Dreaming big. Alkmaar: Falstaff Media. pp. 68–69, 174–175. ISBN   9077751327.
4. Lynch, Edgar H.; Lynch, Julian C. (1999). Know Your Political History (Rev. ed.). Philipsburg, St. Martin: House of Nehesi Publ. pp. 41–42, 184–185. ISBN   0913441325.