Bonaire_Democratic_Party

Bonaire Democratic Party

Bonaire Democratic Party

Political party in Bonaire

The Bonaire Democratic Party (Papiamentu: Partido Demokrátiko Boneriano, PDB; Dutch: Democratische Partij Bonaire), also known as Demokrat, is a political party in Bonaire and formerly the Netherlands Antilles.

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History

The party was founded in 1954 by Julio Antonio Abraham. It is a progressive social-democratic party that advocates for more autonomy for the island of Bonaire.[2]

In the 2002 Netherlands Antilles general election, the party won 2.6% of the popular vote and 1 out of 22 seats in the Estates. In the 2006 general election, the party kept 1 seat, winning 44.5% of the vote in Bonaire. In the 2015 island council election, the party won 3 out of 9 seats and formed a coalition with the Bonaire Patriotic Union (UPB).[3]

In the 2019 election, the party won 3 seats in the Island Council.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Democratische Partij Bonaire kiest nieuw bestuur, Bonaire.nu, 23 maart 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Elections 2017". XpBonaire Island Life. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.[dead link]
  3. [3]
    "Caribbean Elections | Bonaire Patriotic Union". www.caribbeanelections.com. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  4. [4]
    "Results island council elections 2019". Konseho Supremo Elektoral. Retrieved 4 December 2020.


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