1954 Netherlands Antilles general election

General elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles on 15 November 1954.

The 22 seats in the Estates of the Netherlands Antilles consisted of twelve for Curaçao, eight for Aruba, one for Bonaire and one for the SSS Islands.

Results

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PartyIslandVotes%Seats
National People's PartyCuraçao15,5905
Democratic PartyCuraçao13,6205
Aruban Patriotic PartyAruba8,4125
Catholic People's PartyCuraçao4,8651
Aruban People's PartyAruba3,8222
Curaçaoan Independent PartyCuraçao3,0221
Aruban National UnionAruba1,7491
List LampeSSS Islands6481
List VogesSSS Islands6020
PBU/PPBBonaire1
Bonaire Democratic PartyBonaire0
Total22

Curaçao

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Population: 114,683 (31 December 1953)
Entitled to vote: 44,363
Valid votes: 37,097
Seats: 12
Average valid votes per seat: 3,091.4

# Candidate Total per list Votes Result
National People's Party (NVP)
1 M.F. da Costa Gomez 15,590 15,037 Elected
2 H.G.M. Pieters Kwiers 74 Elected
3 N. Debrot 101 Elected
4 B.Ph. Römer 16 Elected
5 C.E. Dip 23 Elected
6 A.A. Lieder 20 -
7 Ch.E.W. Voges 137 -
8 J. Eleonora 9 -
9 C.E. Cathalina 20 -
10 S.D. Abbad 1 -
11 J.M.F. Pieters 5 -
12 E. Diaz 3 -
13 J.A. Schoop 10 -
14 P.N.A. Neuman 3 -
15 A.P. Loewenthal 20 -
16 E.A.V. Jesurun 20 -
17 H.M. Henriquez 91 -
Democratic Party (DP)
1 E. Jonckheer 13,620 10,493 Elected
2 C.D. Kroon 348 Elected
3 S.W. van der Meer 47 Elected
4 R.J. Isa 24 Elected
5 C.H.W. Hueck 11 -
6 H.L. Braam 2,149 Elected
7 Mrs. L.C. van der Linde-Helmijr 17 -
8 J.B. Rosario 6 -
9 F.J. Pijpers 10 -
10 O.R.A. Beaujon 19 -
11 J.A.O. Bikker 2 -
12 R.M. Martinez 7 -
13 J.G. Felix 17 -
14 J. Oenes 12 -
15 M.A. Margaretha 6 -
16 H.I. Lopes 408 -
17 P.H. Maal 0 -
Catholic People's Party (KVP)
1 I.C. Debrot 4,865 4,255 Elected
2 E.J. Morkos 95 -
3 B.M. Leito 73 -
4 E.C.J.M. van de Laarschot 213 -
5 Miss A.M.R. Rigaud 14 -
6 H.M. van Delden 104 -
7 J.L. Martina 22 -
8 Miss R.M. Panneflek 3 -
9 P.M. Maduro 10 -
10 P.A. Nicatia 3 -
11 E.R. Goilo 5 -
12 H.D. Feliz 7 -
13 M.R.W.B. Berkenveldt 17 -
14 V.R. Maduro 13 -
15 T.I. Janga 5 -
16 E.M. Zimmeman 5 -
17 M.A.T. Pinedo 21 -
Curaçaoan Independent Party (COP)
1 P. van der Hoeven 3,022 2,599 Elected
2 N.M. Chumaceiro 202 -
3 W. Meijer 21 -
4 Ph.J. Evertsz 6 -
5 J.G. van Gelder 25 -
6 A.N.Th. van Meeteren 20 -
7 C. van de Mark 14 -
8 E.J. van Romondt 6 -
9 L.J. Braumuller 23 -
10 Miss E.R. Lansberg 20 -
11 E.J. Ruiz 3 -
12 Ch.W. Wix 6 -
13 A.J. van Romondt 12 -
14 Miss C.M. Heidenreich 10 -
15 J.W.M. Diemont 13 -
16 Mrs. E.L. Segaar-Eldermans 19 -
17 J.W. van de Berg 23 -

Aruba

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Population: 57,303 (31 December 1953)
Valid votes: 13,983
Seats: 8
Average valid votes per seat: 1,747.875

# Candidate Total per list Votes Result
Aruban Patriotic Party (PPA)
1 J.E. Irausquin 8,412 3,668 Elected
2 P. Croes 574 Elected
3 J. Erasmus ? Elected
4 J.R.L. Beaujon ? Elected
5 J. Maduro ? Elected
6 W.C. Anslijn 486 -
7 E.R. Finck 698 -
8 O. Croes 30 -
9 J. Kelly ? -
10 D.C. Mathew ? -
11 I. Serphos ? -
12 E.O. Petronia ? -
13 C. Angela ? -
Aruban People's Party (AVP)
1 J.H.A. Eman 3,822 ? Elected
2 J. Geerman ? Elected
3 M.E. de Cuba ? -
4 L. Laclé ? -
5 A.J. Flanegin ? -
6 S. Bruin ? -
7 W.H. de la Fuente ? -
8 F.E. Lejuez ? -
9 M.H. Booi ? -
10 J.A.C. Nieuw ? -
11 J.E. Lejuez ? -
12 E. Brokke ? -
13 C.A. Eman ? -
UNA
1 A. Werleman 1,749 ? Elected
2 Th.J. Figaroa ? -
3 A.F. Dussenbroek ? -
4 Th.D. Luydens ? -
5 F.B. Tromp ? -
6 J.G. Croes ? -
7 L. Henriquez ? -
8 C.P. Schwengle ? -
9 N. Schuit ? -
10 C.J. Maduro ? -
11 B.J.M. Gomez ? -

Bonaire

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Population: 5,386 (31 December 1953)
Valid votes: ?
Seats: 1

# Candidate Total per list Votes Result
PBU/PPB
1 L.D. Gerharts ? ? Elected
2 E.A. Booi ? -
3 W. Booi ? -
4 S. Soliano ? -
5 I.C. Debrot ? -
6 E.B. Sint Jago ? -
Bonaire Democratic Party
1 J.A. Abraham ? ? -
2 C.L. Neuman ? -
3 C.D. Christiaan ? -
4 H. Adoptie ? -
5 A.A. Emerenciano ? -
6 C.D. Kroon ? -

SSS Islands

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Population: 3,678 (31 December 1953)
Valid votes: 1,250
Seats: 1

# Candidate Total per list Votes Result
List Lampe
1 W.F.M. Lampe 648 412 Elected
2 H.I. Lopes 166 -
3 W.C. Anslijn 35 -
4 D.C. Mathew 5 -
5 H. Johnson 4 -
6 C. Labega 26 -
List Voges
1 Ch.E.W. Voges 602 544 -
2 C. Peterson 22 -
3 C. Buncamper 3 -
4 K. Peterson 1 -
5 W. Slicer 3 -
6 V. Lopes 29 -

Aftermath

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The new session of the Estates began around 8 December 1954. Before that Jonckheer, Kroon, Van der Meer and Lampe gave up their position in the parliament to become government ministers in the First Jonckheer cabinet. They were succeeded by Hueck, Van der Linde-Helmijr, Rosario and Lopes. Van der Linde-Helmijr was at that moment the only female in the parliament but not the first one; A.A. de Lannoy-Elisabeth was from 1949 until 1954 a female member of the Estates. Anslijn became a member of the parliament instead of Maduro.

Early 1955 Voges became a member of the parliament to replace Debrot and later that year O.R.A. Beaujon, Pieters Kwiers and P. Croes were succeeded by Bikker, Abbad and Finck. A year later Sint Jago succeeded Gerharts.[1] After Eman died he was replaced by De Cuba.

References

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  • Amigoe di Curaçao, 21 September 1954
  • Amigoe di Curaçao, 23 September 1954
  • Amigoe di Curaçao, 16 November 1954
  • Know Your Political History: St. Maarten, Saba, St. Eustatius, by Edgar Lynch & Julian Lynch, Election Watchnite Association, 1990, page 25 & 55
  1. ^ Amigoe di Curaçao, 17 December 1956