1950 Netherlands Antilles general election


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 the 21 seats consisted of eight for Curaçao, eight for Aruba, two for Bonaire and one for each of the three SSS Islands.

Results

Curaçao

Population: 98,161
Entitled to vote: 39,768
Valid votes: 32,423
Seats: 12
Average valid votes per seat: 2,702
#CandidateTotal per listVotesResult
National People's Party ----
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 ----
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 ----
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 ----
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
Entitled to vote: 14,521
Valid votes: 11,991
Seats: 8
Average valid votes per seat: 1,498 7/8
#CandidateTotal per listVotesResult
Aruban People's Party ----
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
Entitled to vote: 2,262
Valid votes: 1,968
Seats: 1
#CandidateTotal per listVotesResult
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
Entitled to vote: 1,389
Valid votes: 1,005
Seats: 1
#CandidateTotal per listVotesResult
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 ----
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'. 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.