2014 Sint Eustatius status referendum

A status referendum was held in Sint Eustatius on 17 December 2014.Referendum on constitutional status Statia on December 17 https://web.archive.org/web/20141028131147/http://www.saba-news.com/referendum-statia-december-17/ 2014-10-28 Saba News, 28 October 2014 Sint Eustatius had become a Dutch public body upon the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in 2010, despite this not being the status voted for, and so the 2014 referendum was supported as a way to resolve this.Parliament backs Statia referendum The Daily Herald, 12 June 2012 Although a majority of those voting opted for increased autonomy within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, voter turnout was well below the 60% required for the referendum to be binding.Insufficient voters referendum Statia https://web.archive.org/web/20141222140234/http://www.saba-news.com/insufficient-voters-referendum-statia/ 2014-12-22 Saba News, 18 December 2014 Background The decision to hold a referendum was approved by the Island Council on 8 October and supported by the United People's Party the Statia Liberal Action Movement independent MP Reuben Merkman. On 25 October the date was set for 17 December, with only the Democratic Party opposed. Question Voters were presented with four options: Remain a public body Independence Autonomy within the Kingdom of the Netherlands Integration into the Netherlands Result ChoiceVotes%Autonomy74765.53Public body (status quo)37432.81Integration141.23Independence50.44Invalid/blank votes16–Total1,156100Registered voters/turnout2,54645.40Source: Saba News References Category:2014 in Sint Eustatius 2014 Category:2014 referendums Sint Eustatius Category:December 2014 in North America Category:Multiple-choice referendums