A status referendum was held on the island of Saba on 5 November 2004.

Background

After the 1994 referendum came out in favour of maintaining and restructuring the

Netherlands Antilles The Netherlands Antilles (, ; ), also known as the Dutch Antilles, was a constituent Caribbean country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands consisting of the islands of Saba (island), Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten in the Lesser Antilles, ...

, the government of the Netherlands Antilles tried to restructure the

and attempted to forge closer ties between the islands, as is exemplified by the adoption of an anthem of the Netherlands Antilles in 2000. A new referendum on Sint Maarten, which was in favour of a separate status for Sint Maarten as a country within the

Kingdom of the Netherlands The Kingdom of the Netherlands (, ;, , ), commonly known simply as the Netherlands, is a sovereign state consisting of a collection of constituent territories united under the monarch of the Netherlands, who functions as head of state. The re ...

, sparked a new series of referendums across the Netherlands Antilles, however. 86.05% of the population in Saba voted for closer links to the Netherlands; remaining a part of the Netherlands Antilles got 13.18% of the vote. Independence got less than one percent of the vote.

Results

References

Referendums in Saba (island) Referendums in the Netherlands Antilles Independence referendums Saba Saba Saba {{Saba-stub

Background

Results

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