Island council elections were held in the
Caribbean Netherlands
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on 20 March 2019 to elect the members of the
island councils of
Bonaire
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and
Saba Saba may refer to:
Places
* Saba (island), an island of the Netherlands located in the Caribbean Sea
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* Sabá, a municipality in the department of Colón, Honduras
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. The elections were held on the same day as the
electoral college elections in the Caribbean Netherlands, and the
provincial and
water board elections in the
European Netherlands
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. The election was won by the
Bonaire People's Movement (4 seats) in Bonaire and by the
Windward Islands People's Movement
The Windward Islands People's Movement (WIPM) is a political party in Saba, which held all five seats in the Island Council after the 2019 elections and until June 1, 2022, when council member Hemmie Van Xanten resigned from the party while contin ...
(5 seats) in Saba.
Campaign
Saba
The Windward Islands People's Movement (WIPM) made "stability and continuation" their top campaign issues, citing financial leadership and good relationships with the Netherlands.
They promised to continue fighting for economic development, a "realistic social minimum", and poverty alleviation by reducing of the cost of living and the cost of doing business on Saba, with commitments to push for more "affordable transportation, energy, and telecommunications", as well as increasing the island's autonomy to allow it to grant work permits.
The party's first rally was held on 20 February.
The
Saba Labour Party (SLP) submitted its
party list
An electoral list is a grouping of candidates for election, usually found in proportional or mixed electoral systems, but also in some plurality electoral systems. An electoral list can be registered by a political party (a party list) or can ...
on 4 February 2019.
On 2 February 2019,
Dave Levenstone announced he would form a new political party to run for a seat on the island council after working for 40 years in government service. He frequently criticized what he saw as a lack of engagement with Sabans. His slogan was "a strong voice for Saba".
He submitted a blank list with his name on it.
Participating parties
Bonaire
Saba
Results
Bonaire
Saba
See also
*
2020 Sint Eustatius island council election
References
{{Netherlands elections
Dutch island
Island council
March 2019 events in North America
2019 in Bonaire
Elections in Bonaire
Elections in Saba (island)