Bonaire Democratic Party
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Bonaire Democratic Party Partido Demokrátiko Boneriano | |
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Leader | |
Leader in the Island Council | Clark Abraham |
Founder | |
Founded | 1954 |
Ideology | Social democracy Progressivism |
Political position | Centre-left |
Senatorial affiliation | Labour Party[1] |
Colors | Red |
Island Council | 3 / 9
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Electoral College | 3 / 9
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The Bonaire Democratic Party (Papiamentu: Partido Demokrátiko Boneriano, PDB; Dutch: Democratische Partij Bonaire), also known as Demokrat, is a political party in Bonaire and formerly the Netherlands Antilles.
History[]
The party was founded in 1954 by . It is a progressive social-democratic party that advocates for more autonomy for the island of Bonaire.[2]
In the 2002 Netherlands Antilles general election, the party won 2.6% of the popular vote and 1 out of 22 seats in the Estates. In the 2006 general election, the party kept 1 seat, winning 44.5% of the vote in Bonaire. In the 2015 island council election, the party won 3 out of 9 seats and formed a coalition with the Bonaire Patriotic Union (UPB).
In the 2019 election, the party won 3 seats in both the Island Council and the Electoral College.[3][4]
References[]
- ^ "D66 Wins in Electoral College Bonaire". BES Reporter. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "Elections 2017". XpBonaire Island Life. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.[dead link]
- ^ "Results island council elections 2019". Konseho Supremo Elektoral. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "Results of the Electoral College 2019". Konseho Supremo Elektoral. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
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