Elections in the Netherlands Antilles

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Elections in the Netherlands Antilles were held for two territorial levels of government: the state, and the island territories.

The Netherlands Antilles had a multi-party system, with numerous political parties to form coalition governments after the elections. The Estates (Staten) consisted of 21 or 22 members, elected for a four-year term. Its seats were distributed among the island territories:

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Island territory 1948–1950 1950–1977 1977–1983 1983–1986 1986–2010
Aruba 8 8 8 8
Bonaire 2 1 1 1 3
Curaçao 8 12 12 12 14
Windward Islands (Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint Maarten) - 1 1
Saba 1 1[a] 1 1
Sint Eustatius 1 1[a] 1 1
Sint Maarten 1 1 3
Total 21 22 22[a] 24 22

2002 general election[edit]

2006 general election[edit]

The 2006 general election resulted in the last Estates that would sit for four years. It preceded the 2010 Netherlands Antilles general election, which took place in January and was dissolved upon the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles.

2010 general election[edit]

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  1. ^ a b c In 1977, Saba and Sint Eustatius were allowed to send 2 non-voting representatives to the Estates due to the electoral weight of Sint Maarten in the election for the Windward Islands voting representative to the Estates. This representative continued to represent Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint Maarten until the territory was split up in 1983.