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1958 Netherlands Antilles general election

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General elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles on 1 September 1958. This snap election was held after discussions about changing the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Results

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PartyIslandVotes%Seats
National People's PartyCuraçao20,35330.976
Democratic PartyCuraçao18,77128.575
Aruban Patriotic PartyAruba9,91215.085
Catholic People's PartyCuraçao5,4878.351
Aruban People's PartyAruba4,5056.862
Aruban National UnionAruba2,0593.131
Bonaire Democratic PartyBonaire1,3732.091
Partido Boneriano UniBonaire1,1381.730
Democratic Party Sint MaartenSSS Islands9041.381
National People's Party–ArubaAruba6851.040
National People's PartySSS Islands5210.790
Total65,708100.0022

Curaçao

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Population: 124,340 (31 December 1957)
Entitled to vote: 49,636
Valid votes: 44,611
Seats: 12
Average valid votes per seat: 3,717.58

# Candidate Total per list Votes Result
National People's Party (NVP) / Curaçaoan Independent Party (COP)
1 M.F. da Costa Gomez 20,353 17,448 Elected
2 H.G.M. Pieters Kwiers 90 Elected
3 B.Ph. Römer 36 Elected
4 P. van der Hoeven 1,971 Elected
5 C.E. Dip 70 Elected
6 Ch.E.W. Voges 133 Elected
7 S.D. Abbad 80 -
8 C.E. Cathalina 29 -
9 E.J. van Romondt 159 -
10 A.R. Winklaar 25 -
11 W. de Boer 124 -
12 A.P. Loewenthal 18 -
13 G.E.A. Booi 33 -
14 P.A. Lauffer 6 -
15 Ph.J. Evertsz 23 -
16 E.L.C. van Rosberg 13 -
17 F.R. Brion 55 -
Democratic Party (DP)
1 E. Jonckheer 18,771 14,071 Elected
2 C.D. Kroon 757 Elected
3 S.W. van der Meer 90 Elected
4 R.J. Isa 51 Elected
5 C.H.W. Hueck 27 -
6 H.L. Braam 2,352 Elected
7 Mrs. L.C. van der Linde-Helmijr 46 -
8 J.A.O. Bikker 24 -
9 R. Elhage 69 -
10 P.A. van der Veen 32 -
11 D. van der Ree 38 -
12 S.G.M. Rozendal 31 -
13 A.G. de Windt 48 -
14 M.A. Margaretha 34 -
15 C.C. Peterson 1,005 -
16 M.J. Vidal 16 -
17 E.M.H. Agnes 40 -
Catholic People's Party (KVP)
1 I.C. Debrot 5,487 3,669 Elected
2 B.M. Leito 108 -
3 J.L. Martina 93 -
4 J.J. Buhre 1,033 -
5 H.M. van Delden 137 -
6 M.J.M. Lichtveld 104 -
7 P. Maduro 12 -
8 V.C. Vinck 75 -
9 H.G. Zimmerman 65 -
10 E.J. Morkos 63 -
11 G.T. Lauff 5 -
12 Miss R.M. Panneflek 20 -
13 W. Rigaud 22 -
14 V.R. Maduro 18 -
15 R.T. Macares 26 -
16 E.C. Albertoe 18 -
17 W.R. Hooi 19 -

Aruba

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Population: 57,213 (31 December 1957)
Entitled to vote: 18,642
Valid votes: 17,161
Seats: 8
Average valid votes per seat: 2,145.125

# Candidate Total per list Votes Result
Aruban Patriotic Party (PPA)
1 J.E. Irausquin 9,912 3,683 Elected
2 M. Henriquez 346 Elected
3 J. Erasmus 465 Elected
4 O. Croes 112 Elected
5 E.R. Finck 890 Elected
6 W.C. Anslijn 1142 -
7 J.R.L. Beaujon 139 -
8 F. Sebastiano 486 -
9 J. Geerman 592 -
10 E.O. Petronia 518 -
11 J.M. Leonardo 158 -
12 D.C. Mathew 772 -
13 C. Angela 612 -
Aruban People's Party (AVP)
1 C.A. Eman 4,505 2946 Elected
2 D.G. Croes 648 Elected
3 M. Croes 176 -
4 L.V. Britten 114 -
5 J.A. Croes 24 -
6 S. Geerman 87 -
7 D. Flemming 109 -
8 M. Arends 13 -
9 J.C. Lampe 59 -
10 A.H. Raven 55 -
11 J.P. Falconi 46 -
12 E.M. Lacle 93 -
13 F. Maduro 142 -
UNA
1 A. Werleman 2,059 1087 Elected
2 F.B. Tromp 262 -
3 A.F. Dussenbroek 344 -
4 M.J. Croes 60 -
5 Th.J. Figaroa 148 -
6 R.C. Oduber 19 -
7 L. Wever 30 -
8 Th.D. Luydens 19 -
9 Miss T.F. Palm 28 -
10 Th. Leest 13 -
11 R.E. Frank 16 -
12 I. Croes 6 -
13 C.P. Schwengle 22 -
NVP-A
1 M.F. da Costa Gomez 685 225 -
2 D.A. Vlaun 66 -
3 A.W.A. Heidewiller 104 -
4 G. Swart 69 -
5 M.P. Boekhouder 71 -
6 J. Eleonora 18 -
7 W.T. Holman 18 -
8 J. Priest 21 -
9 C.R. Beukenboom 21 -
10 E. Erasmus 10 -
11 F.B. Figaroa 33 -
12 E.M. Bronswinkel 19 -
13 O.A. Hassell 10 -

Bonaire

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Population: 5,663 (31 December 1957)
Entitled to vote: 2,623
Valide votes: 2,511
Seats: 1

# Candidate Total per list Votes Result
Bonaire Democratic Party (PDB)
1 J.A. Abraham 1,373 ? Elected
2 C.D. Christiaan ? -
3 Miss M.C. Hellmund ? -
4 J.H.R. Herrera ? -
5 A.J.H. Snijder ? -
6 A.A. Emerenciano ? -
UNI
1 S.C.G. Soliano 1,138 ? -
2 A.E. Booi ? -
3 Ch.J.A. Beukeboom ? -
4 F.C.A. Chirino ? -
5 E.B. Sint Jago ? -
6 L.D. Gerharts ? -

SSS Islands

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Population: 3,769 (31 December 1957, Sint Maarten: 1,558; Sint Eustatius: 1,087; Saba: 1,124)
Valide votes: 1,425
Seats: 1

# Candidate Total per list Votes Result
DP
1 H.I. Lopes 904 646 Elected
2 A.C. Wathey 158 -
3 D.C. Mathew 23 -
4 W.C. Anslijn 49 -
5 R.A. Sorton 4 -
6 A. Schmidt 24 -
NVP
1 Ch.E.W. Voges 521 404 -
2 H. Hassel 60 -
3 E. Ridson 4 -
4 C. Woodley 13 -
5 C. Peterson 12 -
6 S. Hazel 28 -

Aftermath

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Jonckheer, Kroon, Van der Meer and Irausquin gave up their seats in parliament to become ministers in the Second Jonckheer cabinet. The first three were replaced by Hueck, Van der Linde-Helmijr and Bikker. Abbad was the replacement for Pieters Kwiers. Mid 1959 Leito succeeded Debrot.

Abraham died at the end of 1960.

References

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  • Amigoe di Curaçao, 31 July 1958
  • Amigoe di Curaçao, 4 August 1958
  • Amigoe di Curaçao, 2 September 1958
  • Amigoe di Curaçao, 3 September 1958
  • Know Your Political History: St. Maarten, Saba, St. Eustatius, by Edgar Lynch & Julian Lynch, Election Watchnite Association, 1990, page 27