Island Council elections were held in Sint Eustatius on 21 October 2020. Sint Eustatius is a special municipality (officially "public body") of the Netherlands. The elections were originally to be held on 20 March 2019, but were postponed due to administrative intervention by the Dutch government.Verkiezingen St Eustatius van de baan Antilliaans Dagblad, 15 November 2018 On 23 September 2019, a new election date was announced.
Since 2015 foreign nationals also have the right to vote and to stand as a candidate if they are 18 years of age, reside lawfully on Bonaire, Sint Eustatius or Saba on the day of nomination, and have been a resident of the Netherlands or legally resided there immediately prior to that day for an uninterrupted period of at least five years.
The Progressive Labour Party, led by Rechelline Leerdam, won three seats on Island Council to form the governing majority, while the Democratic Party, led by Adelka Spanner, won the remaining two seats. The new Island Council members were inaugurated on 29 October.
Schedule The timetable for these elections is as follows: Dateaction29 July 2020Last day for batch registration7 September 2020Day of nomination21 October 2020Day of voting23 October 2020Announcement of the final result
Contesting parties PartyPositionIdeologyLeaderLast electionAt dissolutionContestingProgressive Labour PartyCentre-leftRechelline LeerdamYesDemocratic PartyCentreChristian democracyAdelka SpannerYesUnited People's CoalitionCentreElvin HenriquezYes
Incumbent legislature In the 2015 elections, the Progressive Labour Party and Democratic Party won two seats each, with the United People's Coalition taking one seat. Turnout was 65.46%, with 1,594 out of 2,135 eligible voters taking part. There were 6 blank ballots and 8 invalid ballots. The incumbent coalition was between the PLP and UPC. + Incumbent Council Members#2015 electionIsland Council MemberVotes1Clyde van Putten2512Adelka Spanner1503Koos Sneek1354Reginald Zaandam675Astrid McKenzie-Tatem58
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