1963 Netherlands Antilles island council elections

Island council elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles in 1963. They were the fourth elections for the Island Council.^[1]

Aruba[]

Three parties already present in the Council retained representation: the Aruban Patriotic Party, Aruban People's Party and .

Results[]


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Aruban Patriotic Party	11,662	60.33	13	+1
	Aruban People's Party	5,668	29.32	6	0
		2,001	10.35	2	0
Total		19,331	100.00	21	0

Source: Official Newsletter, Historia di Aruba

Sint Maarten[]

General elections were held in Sint Maarten on 31 May 1963 to elect the 5 members of the Island Council. The result was a victory for the Democratic Party, which won four of the five Island Council seats.^[2]

Results[]


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Democratic Party	614	71.73	4	0
	National People's Party	143	16.71	1	0
	Windward Islands People's Party	99	11.57	0	0
Total		856	100.00	5	0

Source: Lynch & Lynch^[2]

References[]

^ "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. 39–40, 181. ISBN 0913441325.

[1] "Politieke partijen en verkiezingen". Historia di Aruba (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 September 2017.

[Lynch-2] Lynch, Edgar H.; Lynch, Julian C. (1999). Know Your Political History (Rev. ed.). Philipsburg, St. Martin: House of Nehesi Publ. pp. 39–40, 181. ISBN 0913441325.

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