1958 Netherlands Antilles general election
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General elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles on 1 September 1958. This snap election was held after discussions about changing the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Results[]
| Party | Island | Votes | % | Seats | |
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| National People's Party | Curaçao | 20,353 | 30.97 | 6 | |
| Democratic Party | Curaçao | 18,771 | 28.57 | 5 | |
| Aruban Patriotic Party | Aruba | 9,912 | 15.08 | 5 | |
| Catholic People's Party | Curaçao | 5,487 | 8.35 | 1 | |
| Aruban People's Party | Aruba | 4,505 | 6.86 | 2 | |
| Aruban National Union | Aruba | 2,059 | 3.13 | 1 | |
| Bonaire Democratic Party | Bonaire | 1,373 | 2.09 | 1 | |
| Partido Boneriano Uni | Bonaire | 1,138 | 1.73 | 0 | |
| Democratic Party Sint Maarten | SSS Islands | 904 | 1.38 | 1 | |
| National People's Party–Aruba | Aruba | 685 | 1.04 | 0 | |
| National People's Party | SSS Islands | 521 | 0.79 | 0 | |
| Total | 65,708 | 100.00 | 22 | ||
Curaçao[]
Population: 124,340 (31 December 1957)
Entitled to vote: 49,636
Valid votes: 44,611
Seats: 12
Average valid votes per seat: 3,717.58
| # | Candidate | Total per list | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National People's Party (NVP) / Curaçaoan Independent Party (COP) | ||||
| 1 | M.F. da Costa Gomez | 20,353 | 17,448 | Elected |
| 2 | 90 | Elected | ||
| 3 | 36 | Elected | ||
| 4 | 1,971 | Elected | ||
| 5 | 70 | Elected | ||
| 6 | 133 | Elected | ||
| 7 | 80 | - | ||
| 8 | C.E. Cathalina | 29 | - | |
| 9 | E.J. van Romondt | 159 | - | |
| 10 | A.R. Winklaar | 25 | - | |
| 11 | W. de Boer | 124 | - | |
| 12 | A.P. Loewenthal | 18 | - | |
| 13 | G.E.A. Booi | 33 | - | |
| 14 | P.A. Lauffer | 6 | - | |
| 15 | Ph.J. Evertsz | 23 | - | |
| 16 | E.L.C. van Rosberg | 13 | - | |
| 17 | F.R. Brion | 55 | - | |
| Democratic Party (DP) | ||||
| 1 | E. Jonckheer | 18,771 | 14,071 | Elected |
| 2 | C.D. Kroon | 757 | Elected | |
| 3 | 90 | Elected | ||
| 4 | R.J. Isa | 51 | Elected | |
| 5 | 27 | - | ||
| 6 | 2,352 | Elected | ||
| 7 | Mrs. | 46 | - | |
| 8 | 24 | - | ||
| 9 | R. Elhage | 69 | - | |
| 10 | P.A. van der Veen | 32 | - | |
| 11 | D. van der Ree | 38 | - | |
| 12 | S.G.M. Rozendal | 31 | - | |
| 13 | A.G. de Windt | 48 | - | |
| 14 | M.A. Margaretha | 34 | - | |
| 15 | C.C. Peterson | 1,005 | - | |
| 16 | M.J. Vidal | 16 | - | |
| 17 | E.M.H. Agnes | 40 | - | |
| Catholic People's Party (KVP) | ||||
| 1 | 5,487 | 3,669 | Elected | |
| 2 | B.M. Leito | 108 | - | |
| 3 | J.L. Martina | 93 | - | |
| 4 | J.J. Buhre | 1,033 | - | |
| 5 | H.M. van Delden | 137 | - | |
| 6 | M.J.M. Lichtveld | 104 | - | |
| 7 | P. Maduro | 12 | - | |
| 8 | V.C. Vinck | 75 | - | |
| 9 | H.G. Zimmerman | 65 | - | |
| 10 | 63 | - | ||
| 11 | G.T. Lauff | 5 | - | |
| 12 | Miss R.M. Panneflek | 20 | - | |
| 13 | W. Rigaud | 22 | - | |
| 14 | V.R. Maduro | 18 | - | |
| 15 | R.T. Macares | 26 | - | |
| 16 | E.C. Albertoe | 18 | - | |
| 17 | W.R. Hooi | 19 | - | |
Aruba[]
Population: 57,213 (31 December 1957)
Entitled to vote: 18,642
Valid votes: 17,161
Seats: 8
Average valid votes per seat: 2,145.125
| # | Candidate | Total per list | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aruban Patriotic Party (PPA) | ||||
| 1 | 9,912 | 3,683 | Elected | |
| 2 | 346 | Elected | ||
| 3 | 465 | Elected | ||
| 4 | 112 | Elected | ||
| 5 | 890 | Elected | ||
| 6 | 1142 | - | ||
| 7 | 139 | - | ||
| 8 | F. Sebastiano | 486 | - | |
| 9 | 592 | - | ||
| 10 | E.O. Petronia | 518 | - | |
| 11 | J.M. Leonardo | 158 | - | |
| 12 | D.C. Mathew | 772 | - | |
| 13 | C. Angela | 612 | - | |
| Aruban People's Party (AVP) | ||||
| 1 | 4,505 | 2946 | Elected | |
| 2 | 648 | Elected | ||
| 3 | 176 | - | ||
| 4 | L.V. Britten | 114 | - | |
| 5 | J.A. Croes | 24 | - | |
| 6 | S. Geerman | 87 | - | |
| 7 | D. Flemming | 109 | - | |
| 8 | M. Arends | 13 | - | |
| 9 | J.C. Lampe | 59 | - | |
| 10 | A.H. Raven | 55 | - | |
| 11 | J.P. Falconi | 46 | - | |
| 12 | E.M. Lacle | 93 | - | |
| 13 | F. Maduro | 142 | - | |
| UNA | ||||
| 1 | 2,059 | 1087 | Elected | |
| 2 | F.B. Tromp | 262 | - | |
| 3 | 344 | - | ||
| 4 | M.J. Croes | 60 | - | |
| 5 | Th.J. Figaroa | 148 | - | |
| 6 | R.C. Oduber | 19 | - | |
| 7 | L. Wever | 30 | - | |
| 8 | Th.D. Luydens | 19 | - | |
| 9 | Miss T.F. Palm | 28 | - | |
| 10 | Th. Leest | 13 | - | |
| 11 | R.E. Frank | 16 | - | |
| 12 | I. Croes | 6 | - | |
| 13 | C.P. Schwengle | 22 | - | |
| NVP-A | ||||
| 1 | M.F. da Costa Gomez | 685 | 225 | - |
| 2 | 66 | - | ||
| 3 | A.W.A. Heidewiller | 104 | - | |
| 4 | G. Swart | 69 | - | |
| 5 | M.P. Boekhouder | 71 | - | |
| 6 | J. Eleonora | 18 | - | |
| 7 | W.T. Holman | 18 | - | |
| 8 | J. Priest | 21 | - | |
| 9 | C.R. Beukenboom | 21 | - | |
| 10 | E. Erasmus | 10 | - | |
| 11 | F.B. Figaroa | 33 | - | |
| 12 | E.M. Bronswinkel | 19 | - | |
| 13 | O.A. Hassell | 10 | - | |
Bonaire[]
Population: 5,663 (31 December 1957)
Entitled to vote: 2,623
Valide votes: 2,511
Seats: 1
| # | Candidate | Total per list | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonaire Democratic Party (PDB) | ||||
| 1 | 1,373 | ? | Elected | |
| 2 | C.D. Christiaan | ? | - | |
| 3 | Miss M.C. Hellmund | ? | - | |
| 4 | J.H.R. Herrera | ? | - | |
| 5 | A.J.H. Snijder | ? | - | |
| 6 | A.A. Emerenciano | ? | - | |
| UNI | ||||
| 1 | S.C.G. Soliano | 1,138 | ? | - |
| 2 | A.E. Booi | ? | - | |
| 3 | Ch.J.A. Beukeboom | ? | - | |
| 4 | F.C.A. Chirino | ? | - | |
| 5 | ? | - | ||
| 6 | ? | - | ||
SSS Islands[]
Population: 3,769 (31 December 1957, Sint Maarten: 1,558; Sint Eustatius: 1,087; Saba: 1,124)
Valide votes: 1,425
Seats: 1
| # | Candidate | Total per list | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DP | ||||
| 1 | 904 | 646 | Elected | |
| 2 | A.C. Wathey | 158 | - | |
| 3 | D.C. Mathew | 23 | - | |
| 4 | 49 | - | ||
| 5 | R.A. Sorton | 4 | - | |
| 6 | A. Schmidt | 24 | - | |
| NVP | ||||
| 1 | 521 | 404 | - | |
| 2 | H. Hassel | 60 | - | |
| 3 | E. Ridson | 4 | - | |
| 4 | C. Woodley | 13 | - | |
| 5 | C. Peterson | 12 | - | |
| 6 | S. Hazel | 28 | - | |
Aftermath[]
Jonckheer, Kroon, Van der Meer and Irausquin gave up their seats in parliament to become ministers in the Second Jonckheer cabinet. The first three were replaced by Hueck, Van der Linde-Helmijr and Bikker. Abbad was the replacement for Pieters Kwiers. Mid 1959 Leito succeeded Debrot.
Abraham died at the end of 1960.
References[]
- Amigoe di Curaçao, 31 July 1958
- Amigoe di Curaçao, 4 August 1958
- Amigoe di Curaçao, 2 September 1958
- Amigoe di Curaçao, 3 September 1958
- Know Your Political History: St. Maarten, Saba, St. Eustatius, by Edgar Lynch & Julian Lynch, Election Watchnite Association, 1990, page 27
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