General elections were held in the
Netherlands Antilles
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on 4 June 1962.
The 22 seats in the
Estates of the Netherlands Antilles consisted of twelve for
Curaçao
Curaçao, officially the Country of Curaçao, is a constituent island country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located in the southern Caribbean Sea (specifically the Dutch Caribbean region), about north of Venezuela.
Curaçao includ ...
, eight for
Aruba
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, one for
Bonaire
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and one for the
SSS Islands
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.
Results
Curaçao
Population: 127,164 (31 December 1961)
Valid votes: 45,870
Seats: 12
Average valid votes per seat: 3,822.5
*
National People's Party (NVP) / COP: 22,526 (7)
*
Democratic Party: 18,953 (5)
* Constructive People's Party: 2,529 (0)
* Radical People's Party: 1,259 (0)
* Curaçaoan People's Union: 603 (0)
Members of the Estates of the Netherlands Antilles for Curaçao:
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S.D. Abbad
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J.A.O. Bikker
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W. de Boer, in 1964 succeeded by G.E.A. Booi
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H.L. Braam, in 1964 succeeded by P.A. van der Veen
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C.C. Campman-Zielinski
# C.E. Cathalina, in 1965 succeeded by
R. Elhage
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M.F. da Costa Gomez, in 1963 succeeded by A.F.M. Torres
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C.H.W. Hueck
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H.G.M. Pieters Kwiers, in 1964 succeeded by
Chr. van der Mark[Amigoe di Curaçao, 21 September 1964]
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B.Ph. Römer
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L.C. van der Linde-Helmijr
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Ch.E.W. Voges
Aruba
Population: 57,347 (31 December 1961)
Valid votes: 19,091
Seats: 8
Average valid votes per seat: 2,386.375
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Aruban Patriotic Party
The Aruban Patriotic Party ( Papiamento: ''Partido Patriotico di Aruba'', PPA; ) is a political party in Aruba. It was founded in 1949.
Prior to Aruba's status aparte, it was a supporter of a unified, independent Netherlands Antilles.
In the 2 ...
: 10,613 (5)
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Aruban People's Party
The Aruban People's Party (AVP; , ) is a Christian-democratic political party in Aruba founded in 1942. AVP is an acronym for the Dutch name of the party.
At the 2001 elections in Aruba, elections, on 28 September 2001, the party won 26.7% of po ...
: 6,289 (3)
* Aruban People's Union: 1,488 (0)
* Aruban Labour Front: 372 (0)
* Windward Island's Progressive Party: 329 (0)
Members of the Estates of the Netherlands Antilles for Aruba:
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D.G. Croes
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M. Croes
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O. Croes
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C.A. Eman
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J. Erasmus
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E.R. Finck
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M. Henriquez
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D.C. Mathew, in 1964 succeeded by
J. Geerman
Bonaire
Population: 5,896 (31 December 1961)
Valid votes: 2,574
Seats: 1
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Bonaire Democratic Party
The Bonaire Democratic Party (, PDB; ), also known as Demokrat, is a political party in Bonaire and formerly the Netherlands Antilles
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: 1,453 (1;
L.A. Abraham)
* United Progressive Bonairean Party: 1,121 (0)
SSS Islands
Population: 4,985 (31 December 1961, Sint Maarten: 2,928; Sint Eustatius: 1,044; Saba: 1,013)
Valid votes: 1,640
Seats: 1
Aftermath
On 2 November 1962 the
Third Jonckheer cabinet was formed.
References
* Algemeen Handelsblad, 5 June 1962
* ''Know Your Political History: St. Maarten, Saba, St. Eustatius'', by Edgar Lynch & Julian Lynch, Election Watchnite Association, 1990, page 28 & 57
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Elections in the Netherlands Antilles
Netherlands Antilles
The Netherlands Antilles (, ; ), also known as the Dutch Antilles, was a constituent Caribbean country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands consisting of the islands of Saba (island), Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten in the Lesser Antilles, ...
1962 in the Netherlands Antilles
June 1962 in North America