1949 Netherlands Antilles general election

General elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles on 17 March 1949. This was the first parliamentary election in the Netherlands Antilles after the introduction of universal suffrage. At previous elections ten of the fifteen seats in the Estates of Curaçao were elected, with the remaining five appointed by the governor. This time the elections were about 21 seats in the Estates of the Netherlands Antilles and no seats were appointed by the governor. The 21 elected seats consisted of eight for Curaçao, eight for Aruba, two for Bonaire and one for each of the three SSS Islands.

Results

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PartyIslandVotes%Seats
National People's PartyCuraçao13,22429.914
Democratic PartyCuraçao10,00622.633
Aruban People's PartyAruba6,25714.155
Catholic People's PartyCuraçao5,30512.001
Aruban National UnionAruba4,79910.863
Curaçaoan Independent PartyCuraçao2,1654.900
List 3Bonaire9522.151
List 1Bonaire4831.091
List 2Bonaire3170.720
List 2Saba2810.641
List 1Sint Eustatius1690.381
List 1Saba1040.240
List 2Sint Eustatius970.220
Kwartsz ListAruba510.120
List 1Sint Maarten1
Total44,210100.0021
Registered voters/turnout53,529

Curaçao

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Population: 95,195 (31 December 1948)
Entitled to vote: 37,688
Valid votes: 30,700
Invalid votes: 476
Seats: 8
Average valid votes per seat: 3,837.5

# Candidate Total per list Votes Result
National People's Party (NVP)
1 M.F. da Costa Gomez 13,224 12,834 Elected
2 H.G.M. Pieters Kwiers 109 Elected
3 E. Cohen Henriquez 20 Elected
4 J. van Toorn 5 Elected
5 Mrs. A.A. de Lannoy-Elisabeth 19 -
6 E.C.B. Bartels Daal 13 -
7 J.I. Boom 3 -
8 E. Rozendaal 4 -
9 J.R.A. Simoons 45 -
10 M.E. Dovale 2 -
11 W.R. Plantz 3 -
12 E.M. Newton ?? -
13 B.Ph. Römer 5 -
Democratic Party (DP)
1 E. Jonckheer 10,006 7,833 Elected
2 C.D. Kroon 54 Elected
3 S.W. van der Meer 45 -
4 R.J. Isa 13 -
5 C.H.W. Hueck 22 -
6 H.L. Braam 1,848 Elected
7 P.H. Maal 76 -
8 Mrs. L.C. van der Linde-Helmijr 2 -
9 C.G. da Costa Gomez ? -
10 J.B. Rosario 0? -
11 Miss C.C. van Uyten 15 -
12 R. Martinez 8 -
13 R. Beaujon 85 -
Catholic People's Party (KVP)
1 I.C. Debrot 5,305 4,341 Elected
2 Mrs. A. Henriquez-Con 124 -
3 A.M. Smit 100 -
4 Miss A.M. van der Dijs 25 -
5 P. Möhlmann 603 -
6 M.R.W.B. Berkenveld 41 -
7 Miss M.M.J. de Lannoy 14 -
8 E.J. Morkos 57 -
Curaçaoan Independent Party (COP)
1 H.B.C. Schotborgh 2,165 893 -
2 P. van der Hoeven 1,066 -
3 C. Lopez Delvalle 107 -
4 R.R. Muskus 10 -
5 Mrs. E. Nieuwstraten-Fränkel 15 -
6 J.W. v.d. Meulen 6 -
7 W. Meijer 38 -
8 O.W. Rigaud 30 -

Aruba

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Population: 51,110 (31 December 1948)
Entitled to vote: 12,819
Valid votes: 11,107
Invalid votes: 288
Seats: 8
Average valid votes per seat: 1,388 3/8[1]

# Candidate Total per list Votes Result
Aruban People's Party (AVP)
1 J.H.A. Eman 6,257 5,690 Elected
2 J.E. Irausquin 192 Elected
3 P. Croes 120 Elected
4 J. Geerman 107 Elected
5 M.E. de Cuba 34 Elected
6 A.J. Flanegin 17 -
7 G. Croes 3 -
8 A.E. Wever 9 -
9 H.P. Oduber 9 -
10 A.O. Scholten 10 -
11 J.J.P. Oduber 66 -
Aruban National Union (UNA)
1 F.B. Tromp 4,799 2,415 Elected
2 A.F. Dussenbroek 396 Elected
3 M.S. Arends 88 Elected
4 G. Amelink 87 -
5 Mrs. L.S. Wernet-Paskel 13 -
6 J.V. de Cuba 190 -
7 T.D. Luydens 16 -
8 H.P.E. Ecury 137 -
9 A. Werleman 37 -
10 R.M. Robles 699 -
11 C. Maduro 24 -
12 G.J. Schouten 258 -
13 W. Nisbet 439 -
Kwartsz List
1 F.J.Q. Kwartsz 51 51 -

Bonaire

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Population: 4,995 (31 December 1948)
Entitled to vote: 2,224
Valid votes: 1,752
Seats: 2
Average valid votes per seat: 876

# Candidate Total per list Votes Result
List 1
1 M. Marchena 483 456 Elected
2 M.L. Booi 27 -
List 2
1 E. Newton 317 149 -
2 C. Hellmund 168 -
List 3
1 J.A. Abraham 952 229 -
2 W. Booi 42 -
3 L.D. Gerharts 522 Elected
4 M. de Bruin 45 -
5 C.L. Neuman 36 -
6 J.L. Ramirez 3 -
7 E. Sint Jago 75 -

Saba

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Population: 1.125 (31 December 1948)
Entitled to vote: 451
Valid votes: 385
Invalid votes: 15
Seats: 1

# Candidate Total per list Votes Result
List 1
1 M.R.W.B. Berkenveld 104 8 -
2 Th. van Hugh Hassell 96 -
List 2
1 W.G. Buncamper 281 101 -
2 W.R. Plantz 1 -
3 C.E.W. Voges 179 Elected

Sint Eustatius

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Population: 921 (31 December 1948)
Entitled to vote: 347
Valid votes: 266
Invalid votes: 15
Seats: 1

# Candidate Total per list Votes Result
List 1
1 G.F.E. Cruger 169 154 Elected
2 C.G. Buncamper 0 -
3 W.R. Plantz 15 -
List 2
1 P.H. Maal 97 89 -
2 S. Rogers 8 -

Sint Maarten

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Population: 1,568 (31 December 1948)
Entitled to vote: 578
Valid votes: n.a. (only one list of candidates)
Seats: 1

# Candidate Result
List 1
1 W.R. Plantz Elected
2 C.E.W. Voges -
3 L.R. Carthy -
4 W.G. Buncamper -

Aftermath

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The new session of the Estates started on 18 April 1949.

At this election women could not only for the first time vote for the parliament, there were also female candidates. None of them however were elected. After M.F. da Costa Gomez gave up his position in the parliament to join the 'College van Algemeen Bestuur' (CAB; early stage of the Council of Ministers), De Lannoy-Elisabeth succeeded him mid 1949 and became the first female member of the parliament in the Netherlands Antilles.[2] Plantz also joined the CAB and was succeeded by Buncamper.

Kroon left the parliament and because Van der Meer turned down the opportunity to succeed him, Isa could become a member of the Estates. At the end of 1949 Arends was succeeded by Amelink and Plantz returned after Buncamper gave up his seat in the parliament.

References

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  1. ^ "Uitslag stemmingen gehouden op 17 maart 1949". De Arubaanse Courant on Internet Archive (in Dutch). 1950-12-28.
  2. ^ Algemeen Handelsblad, 27 May 1949