A status referendum was held on the island of
Sint Maarten
Sint Maarten () is a Countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Caribbean. With a population of 41,486 as of January 2019 on an area of , it encompasses the southern 44% of the divid ...
on 22 June 2000.
Background
After
the 1994 referendum failed to show support for a separate status for Sint Maarten, the island council of Sint Maarten organized a new referendum in June 2000. This referendum came out in favour of a separate status for Sint Maarten as a country within the
Kingdom of the Netherlands
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, and sparked a new series of referendums across the
Netherlands Antilles.
Results
See also
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Dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles
The Netherlands Antilles was an autonomous Caribbean country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It was dissolved on 10 October 2010.
After dissolution, the "BES islands" of the Dutch Caribbean—Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba—becam ...
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2004 Bonaire status referendum A status referendum was held on the island of Bonaire on 10 September 2004. A majority voted for integration into the Netherlands.2004 Saban status referendum
A status referendum was held on the island of Saba on 5 November 2004.
Background
After the 1994 referendum came out in favour of maintaining and restructuring the Netherlands Antilles, the government of the Netherlands Antilles tried to restru ...
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2005 Curaçao status referendum
A status referendum was held on the island of Curaçao on 8 April 2005.
The option of becoming an autonomous area within the Kingdom of the Netherlands was approved by 68% of voters.2005 Sint Eustatius status referendum
A status referendum was held on the island of Sint Eustatius on 8 April 2005.
Background
After the 1994 referendum came out in favour of maintaining and restructuring the Netherlands Antilles, the government of the Netherlands Antilles tried to r ...
References
{{Sint Maarten elections
Referendums in Sint Maarten
Referendums in the Netherlands Antilles
2000 in the Netherlands Antilles
2000 referendums
Sint Maarten
Sint Maarten () is a Countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Caribbean. With a population of 41,486 as of January 2019 on an area of , it encompasses the southern 44% of the divid ...
June 2000 events in North America