General elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles on 21 December 1950. These snap elections were necessary because in the 'Interimregeling' the number of seats and the divisions of the seats in the Estates of the Netherlands Antilles was changed.

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. At the previous elections (1949) the 21 seats consisted of eight for Curaçao, eight for Aruba, two for Bonaire and one for each of the three SSS Islands.

Results

PartyIslandVotes%Seats
National People's PartyCuraçao13,44428.375
Democratic PartyCuraçao11,26923.784
Catholic People's PartyCuraçao5,44011.482
Aruban People's PartyAruba4,4749.444
Aruban Patriotic PartyAruba3,0636.462
Curaçaoan Independent PartyCuraçao2,2704.791
Aruban National Union IAruba2,0704.371
Aruba Independence PartyAruba1,4062.971
Partido Boneriano UniBonaire1,2182.571
Aruban National Union IIAruba9762.060
Partido Progresista BonerianoBonaire7501.580
List VogesSSS Islands7491.581
List CrugerSSS Islands1340.280
Democratic PartySSS Islands1220.260
Total47,385100.0022
Registered voters/turnout57,556

Curaçao

Population: 98,161 (31 December 1949)
Entitled to vote: 39,768
Valid votes: 32,423
Seats: 12
Average valid votes per seat: 2,702

# Candidate Total per list Votes Result
National People's Party (NVP)
1M.F. da Costa Gomez13,44413,011Elected
2H.G.M. Pieters Kwiers?Elected
3Ph. Cohen Henriquez?Elected
4Mrs. A.A. de Lannoy-Elisabeth?Elected
5W.J. Goslinga27Elected
6L.A.G.O. Lashley71-
7N. Debrot?-
8E.C.B. Bartels Daal?-
9E.J. Broos?-
10Ph.A. de Jongh?-
11G.F.E. Cruger?-
12J. van Toorn9-
13E.M. Newton?-
14H.M. Henriquez?-
15A.E. Panneflek?-
16J.M.F. Pieters?-
17B.Ph. Römer?-
Democratic Party (DP)
1E. Jonckheer11,2698,855Elected
2C.D. Kroon?Elected
3S.W. van der Meer71Elected
4R.J. Isa?-
5C.H.W. Hueck?-
6H.L. Braam1,908Elected
7Mrs. L.C. van der Linde-Helmijr?-
8J.B. Rosario?-
9F.J. Pijpers?-
10O.R.A. Beaujon?-
11R. Martinez?-
12A.C. da Costa Gomez?-
13Mrs C.C. Kroon-van Uyten?-
14J.G. Felix?-
15C.D. Boekhoudt?-
16C.C. Peterson?-
17P.H. Maal?-
Catholic People's Party (KVP)
1I.C. Debrot5,4405,038Elected
2J.H. Sprockel?Elected
3A.M. Smit?-
4E.J. Morkos?-
5H.Th.B. Willers?-
6Miss A.M.R. Rigaud?-
7G.E.A. Booi?-
8W.A. Palm?-
9M.R.W.B. Berkenveld?-
10H.M. van Delden?-
11R.M. Panneflek?-
12J.L. Martina?-
Curaçaoan Independent Party (COP)
1P. van der Hoeven2,2701,658Elected
2Ph.J. Evertsz?-
3N.M. Chumaceiro?-
4A. de Haan?-
5W. Meijer?-
6E.R. Lansberg?-
7M. Segaar?-
8D. Ensing?-
9A.N.Th. van Meeteren?-

Aruba

Population: 53,574 (31 December 1949)
Entitled to vote: 14,521
Valid votes: 11,991
Seats: 8
Average valid votes per seat: 1,498 7/8[1]

# Candidate Total per list Votes Result
Aruban People's Party (AVP)
1J.H.A. Eman4,4743,935Elected
2J. Geerman124Elected
3M.E. de Cuba42Elected
4L. Laclé34Elected
5A.J. Flanegin18-
6J. Pauw71-
7W.H. de la Fuente128-
8J.C. Lejuez44-
9H.T. Erasmus4-
10G. Croes4-
11H.P. Oduber8-
12F.M. Zeppenfeldt62-
Aruban Patriotic Party
1P. Croes3,0631,014Elected
2J.E. Irausquin1,103Elected
3A. Thijssen26-
4F. Kelly22-
5J. Maduro50-
6F.V. Laclé43-
7E.R. Finck668-
8E. Hassel98-
9O. Croes1-
10J.R.L. Beauion10-
11B. Luydens2-
12C. Angela13-
13S.J. Croes13-
UNA I
1F.B. Tromp2,0701,740Elected
2G. Amelink167-
3J.V. de Cuba47-
4H.P.E. Écury17-
5Th. Hassell26-
6B.F. Dirksz5-
7Miss A. Aletrino8-
8S. Luydens1-
9Th.J. Luydens5-
10M.J. Croes4-
11F.J. Tromp17-
12C. Luydens33-
Aruba Independence Party
1D.A. Vlaun1,406826Elected
2J.R.A. Simoons214-
3J.A.F. Spit29-
4A.P. van Vuurden25-
5W. Nisbet61-
6W.C. Anslijn61-
7W.T.H. Hilman58-
8L.A.G.O. Lashley5-
9E. Lopez Henriquez32-
10C.E. Hassel48-
11A.W.A. Stede7-
12H.C. Wathey9-
13Ch.C.W. Voges31-
UNA II
1A. Werleman978801-
2A.F. Dussenbroek?-
3G.J. Schouten?-
4L. Wernet?-
5C. Maduro?-
6L. Wever?-
7P. Maduro?-
8M.E. de Kort?-
9C.H.P. Schwengle?-
10R.E. Frank?-
11Th.H. Newton?-
12F. Luydens?-
13E.R. Arends?-

Bonaire

Population: 5,011 (31 December 1949)
Entitled to vote: 2,262
Valid votes: 1,968
Seats: 1

# Candidate Total per list Votes Result
Partido Boneriano Uni
1L.D. Gerharts1,218?Elected
2J.A. Abraham?-
3G.E.A. Booi?-
4Miss L.E. Pourrier?-
5C.L. Neuman?-
6Miss M. de Bruin?-
Partido Progresista Boneriano
1N. Debrot750?-
2F.M. Marchena?-
3E.M. Newton?-
4M.L. Booi?-
5J.C. van der Rhee?-
6S.C.A. Chirino?-

SSS Islands

Population: 3,578 (31 December 1949: Sint Maarten 1,513; Saba 1,110 & Eustatius 955)
Entitled to vote: 1,389 (Sint Maarten 558; Saba 469 & Sint Eustatius 362)
Valid votes: 1,005
Seats: 1

# Candidate Total per list Votes Result
List Voges
1Ch.E.W. Voges749721Elected
2C.G. Buncamper7-
3K. Peterson4-
4H.S.L. Conner13-
4A.C. Wathey4-
List Cruger
1G.F.E. Cruger134134-
Democratic Party (DP)
1E. Jonckheer12226-
2C.D. Kroon4-
3C.C. Peterson77-
4O.R.A. Beaujon6-
5S.W. van der Meer4-
6R.J. Isa5-

Aftermath

The new session of the Estates started on 21 February 1951 and a month later Isa became a temporary replacement for Braam.

Around April 1951 Da Costa Gomez and Sprockel gave up their position in the parliament to join the 'Regeringsraad' (early stage of the Council of Ministers). They were succeeded by Bartels Daal and Morkos.

Mid 1951 Tromp was succeeded by Amelink and Braam returned in the parliament after Kroon left. Later that year Morkos was replaced by Smit, Goslinga by Broos and Geerman by De la Fuente.

In 1952 Amelink was succeeded by Dirksz, Gerharts by Abraham and Goslinga returned to replace Broos. After Debrot temporarily left the parliament Morkos became a member of the Estates and later that year Smit gave up his seat so Debrot could return.

In 1953 Chumaceiro replaced Van der Hoeven for a few months.

References

  • Amigoe di Curaçao, 31 October 1950
  • Amigoe di Curaçao, 22 December 1950
  • Amigoe di Curaçao, 23 December 1950
  1. "Uitslag verkiezingen voor Statenleden gehouden op donderdag 21 december 1950". De Arubaanse Courant on Internet Archive (in Dutch). 1950-12-28.
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