2011 Dutch island council elections

2011 Dutch island council elections
	All 19 seats in the island councils ; of Bonaire (9), Saba (5) and Sint Eustatius (5)
Elected in Bonaire
Elected in Saba
Elected in Sint Eustatius

Island council elections were held in the Caribbean Netherlands on 2 March 2011 to elect the members of the island councils of Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius. They were the first island council elections since the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in 2010.

The elections were held on the same day as the provincial elections in the European Netherlands. The Bonaire Patriotic Union won the election (4 seats) in Bonaire, the Windward Islands People's Movement (4 seats) in Saba, and the Democratic Party (2 seats) in Sint Eustatius.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Results


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Bonaire Patriotic Union	3,040	40.29	4	–1
	Bonaire Democratic Party	2,513	33.31	3	–1
	Free Bonaire Movement	821	10.88	1	New
	Party for Justice and Unity	650	8.61	1	New
	Soleana List	521	6.91	0	New
Total		7,545	100.00	9	0

Valid votes		7,545	98.31
Invalid/blank votes		130	1.69
Total votes		7,675	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		10,174	75.44
Source: Kiesraad


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Windward Islands People's Movement	686	83.35	4	0
	Saba Labour Party	137	16.65	1	0
Total		823	100.00	5	0

Valid votes		823	98.68
Invalid/blank votes		11	1.32
Total votes		834	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		960	86.88
Source: Kiesraad


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Democratic Party	506	35.24	2	–2
	United People's Coalition	354	24.65	1	New
	Progressive Labour Party	291	20.26	1	0
	St. Eustatius Empowerment Party	252	17.55	1	+1
	List 4 (Wilhelm Joshua Spanner)	33	2.30	0	New
Total		1,436	100.00	5	0

Valid votes		1,436	98.69
Invalid/blank votes		19	1.31
Total votes		1,455	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		2,140	67.99
Source: Kiesraad

^ "UPB wins, but lacks majority". The Daily Herald. 3 March 2011. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
^ "Preliminary Election Results" (PDF). Saba Tourist Bureau. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
^ "DP loses two of four seats". The Daily Herald. 3 March 2011. Archived from the original on 29 January 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2021.