1993 Curaçao status referendum

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A status referendum was held on the island of Curaçao on 19 November 1993.[1] The referendum was the result of a discussion about the future of the Netherlands Antilles, following the secession of Aruba in 1986. While most politicians, including the government of the Netherlands Antilles and the island government campaigned in favour of secession to make it form a country of its own within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the option of retaining and restructuring the Netherlands Antilles received the most votes. This resulted in the rise of the Party for the Restructured Antilles,[2] which won the in the Netherlands Antilles.[3]

Result[]

Choice Votes %
Option A: Restructuring the Netherlands Antilles 48,587 73.56
Option B: Becoming a self governing country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands 11,841 17.93
Option C: Becoming a direct part of the Netherlands 5,299 8.02
Option D: Independence 325 0.49
Invalid/blank votes –
Total 66,052 100
Registered voters/turnout 118,215
Source: Direct Democracy

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References[]

  1. ^ Curaçao (Netherlands Antilles), 19 November 1993: Status Direct Democracy (in German)
  2. ^ G Oostindie (1998) Het paradijs overzee: De 'Nederlandse' Caraïben en Nederland, Bert Bakker, pp171-172, 339
  3. ^ Tom Lansford (2014) Political Handbook of the World 2014, CQ Press, p1032
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