1967 Netherlands Antilles island council elections
(Redirected from 1967 Aruban general election)
Island council elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles in 1967. They were the fifth elections for the Island Council.[1]
Aruba
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Two parties already present in the Council retained representation in the Island Council: the Aruban People's Party (AVP) and the Aruban Patriotic Party (PPA). In addition, the Aruba National Union (UNA) formed a combined list with the Independent Aruban Party (PIA) and Revolutionary Workers' Party (PRO) under the abbreviation UNA-P.P.
Results
[edit]| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| Aruban Patriotic Party | 10,962 | 47.97 | 10 | –3 | |
| Aruban People's Party | 8,413 | 36.81 | 8 | +2 | |
| UNA–PIA–PRO | 3,479 | 15.22 | 3 | +1 | |
| Total | 22,854 | 100.00 | 21 | 0 | |
| Source: Official Newsletter, Statistical Yearbook | |||||
Sint Maarten
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The Sint Maarten general elections, which were scheduled for 1967 to elect the 5 members of the Island Council, never took place because only the incumbent Democratic Party postulated a list.[2]
Results
[edit]| Party | Seats | +/– | |
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| Democratic Party | 5 | +1 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
| Source: Lynch & Lynch[2] | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "Politieke partijen en verkiezingen". Historia di Aruba (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ a b Lynch, Edgar H.; Lynch, Julian C. (1999). Know Your Political History (Rev. ed.). Philipsburg, St. Martin: House of Nehesi Publ. pp. 40, 49. ISBN 0913441325.
