1975 Netherlands Antilles island council elections

Island council elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles in 1975. They were the seventh elections for the Island Council.^[1]

Aruba

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	People's Electoral Movement	18,374	59.54	13	+6
	Aruban Patriotic Party	10,741	34.81	7	–4
	Aruban People's Party	1,743	5.65	1	–2
Total		30,858	100.00	21	0
Source: Official Newsletter, Statistical Yearbook

Saba

1975 Saban general election

1975

5 seats in the Island Council 3 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats WIPM 73.09 4 Netherlands Antilles Democratic 26.91 1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

General elections were held in Saba in 1975. The result was a victory for the Windward Islands People's Movement, which won four of the five seats in the Island Council.^[2][3]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Windward Islands People's Movement	421	73.09	4	+1
	Democratic Party	155	26.91	1	–1
Total		576	100.00	5	0
Source: Johnson[2]

Sint Maarten

General elections were held in Sint Maarten on 9 May 1975 to elect the 5 members of the Island Council. The result was a victory for the Democratic Party, which won all five Island Council seats.^[4]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Democratic Party	2,081		5	+1
	United Federation of the Antilles	378		0	New
	Windward Islands People's Movement	362		0	0
	Antillean Labor Movement	168		0	New
	IPPP	98		0	New
Total				5	0
Source: Lynch & Lynch[4]

References

1. "Politieke partijen en verkiezingen". Historia di Aruba (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 September 2017.
2. Will, Johnson (2006). Dreaming big. Alkmaar: Falstaff Media. pp. 65–67, 171–172. ISBN 9077751327.
3. "Nederlaag voor DP op Saba volledig". Amigoe di Curacao (in Dutch). 10 May 1975. p. 4.
4. Lynch, Edgar H.; Lynch, Julian C. (1999). Know Your Political History (Rev. ed.). Philipsburg, St. Martin: House of Nehesi Publ. pp. 41, 183. ISBN 0913441325.