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Flag of Netherlands Antilles Source for election date

At stake in this election:

  • 22 seats in the States (Staten)

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: Queen BEATRIX of the Netherlands *
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Emily de JONGH-ELHAGE
  • Assembly: Netherlands Antilles has a unicameral States (Staten) with 22 seats.

* The Queen is represented by Governor General Frits GOEDGEDRAG (since 1 July 2002).

Description of electoral system:

  • The Queen is hereditary.
  • In the States (Staten) 22 members are elected through an open-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms.***

*** There are three- and two-seat constituencies.

Main parties in the electoral race:

  • Party: Party for the Restructured Antilles (PAR) / Partido Anitia Restruktura
    Leader: Emily Saïdy de JONGH-ELHAGE
    Seats won in this election: 6
    Seats won in last election: 0
  • Alliance: List of Change / Lista di Kambio (LDK)**
    Leader: N/A
    Seats won in this election: 5
    Seats won in last election: 0
  • Party: Sovereign People / Pueblo Soberano (PS)
    Leader: N/A
    Seats won in this election: 2
    Seats won in last election: 0
  • Party: National People's Party / Partido Nashonal di Pueblo (PNP)
    Leader: N/A
    Seats won in this election: 1
    Seats won in last election: 0
  • Party: Workers' Liberation Front of May 30th / Partido Frente Obero Liberashon 30 Di Mei
    Leader: N/A
    Seats won in this election: 0
    Seats won in last election: 0
  • Party: National Alliance
    Leader: N/A
    Seats won in this election: 3
    Seats won in last election: 0
  • Party: Bonaire Patriotic Union
    Leader: N/A
    Seats won in this election: 2
    Seats won in last election: 0
  • Party: Democratic Party of St. Maarten / Democratische Partij Sint Eustaitius
    Leader: N/A
    Seats won in this election: 0
    Seats won in last election: 0
  • Party: Bonaire Democratic Party / Partido Democratico Bonairano
    Leader: N/A
    Seats won in this election: 1
    Seats won in last election: 0
  • Party: Democratic Party Sint Eustatius / Democratische Partij Sint Eustatius
    Leader: N/A
    Seats won in this election: 1
    Seats won in last election: 0
  • Party: Windwards Islands People's Movement
    Leader: N/A
    Seats won in this election: 1
    Seats won in last election: 0

** Alliance of New Antilles Movement, Forsa Korsou and Niun Paso Atras

Population and number of registered voters:

  • Population: 227,049 (July 2009 est.)
  • Registered Voters: 114,215 (January 2010 )

Last Updated on 04/22/2010

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