1951 Netherlands Antilles island council elections

none Island council elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles in 1951. They were the first elections for the Island Council,http://www.historiadiaruba.aw/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=51&Itemid=62&lang=en Historia di Aruba 25 September 2017 Politieke partijen en verkiezingen Dutch and followed the establishment of the Island Councils of the Netherlands Antilles through the Islands Regulation of the Netherlands Antilles (ERNA). Aruba General elections were held in Aruba in June 1951. Five parties participated: the Aruban People's Party, the Aruban Patriotic Party, the Aruba Independence Party and – following a split in 1949 – a Catholic and Protestant branch of the Aruba National Union. Results Aruban People's Party 4510 8 Aruban Patriotic Party 4445 8 Aruba National Union I 1866 3 Aruba National Union II 1430 2 Aruba Independence Party 519 0 14558 Official Newsletter, Historia di Aruba Sint Maarten General elections were held in Sint Maarten on 4 June 1951, the island's first elections based on universal suffrage. The result was a victory for the National People's Party, which won four of the five Island Council seats. Results National People's Party 357 4 Democratic Party 135 1 21 599 Lynch & LynchLynch Edgar H. Lynch Julian C. Know Your Political History 1999 House of Nehesi Publ. Philipsburg, St. Martin 0913441325 38, 179 Rev. References Category:1951 in Aruba Netherlands Antilles Category:Elections in Aruba Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results