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1941 Curaçao general election

{{Politics of the Netherlands Antilles}}

General elections were held in the Territory of Curaçao on 17 November 1941. Ten of the fifteen seats in the Estates of Curaçao were elected, with the remaining five appointed by the governor G.J.J. Wouters. The ten elected seats consisted of six for Curaçao, two for Aruba, one for Bonaire and one for the SSS Islands

From a population of 107,891 (December 1940) only 3,953 men, less than 4% of the population, were entitled to vote in the elections.

Curaçao

Only one list of candidates was registered for the election on the island of Curaçao. It was the list of the Curaçaoan Roman Catholic Party (CRKP).

Population: 67,317 (31 December 1940)

Entitled to vote: 2,453

Valid votes: 1,477

Invalid votes: 85

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1data-sort-value="Co"|Moises Frumencio da Costa Gomezstyle="text-align:right"|1,379Elected
2data-sort-value="Sp"|John Horris Sprockelstyle="text-align:right"|17Elected
3data-sort-value="Ro"|Elias Aloisius Römerstyle="text-align:right"|6Elected
4data-sort-value="De"|Adolphe Willem Jan Marie Desertinestyle="text-align:right"|15Elected
5data-sort-value="El"|Jean André Jacques Ellisstyle="text-align:right"|9Elected
6data-sort-value="Kr"| José Maria Pedro Kroonstyle="text-align:right"|10Elected
7data-sort-value="D"|Charles Baggs Debrotstyle="text-align:right"|10-
8data-sort-value="Ma"|Ernesto Cecilio Martijnstyle="text-align:right"|6-
9data-sort-value="Ca"|Constan Casianostyle="text-align:right"|10-
10data-sort-value="Jo"|Jacobus Ambrosius Jonkhoutstyle="text-align:right"|15-

Aruba

Population: 30,614 (31 December 1940)

Entitled to vote: 1,323

Valid votes: 1,167

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Colspan = "5" style="text-align:center;" |List 1 (Roman Catholic Party)
1Jacob Rudolf ArendsRowspan="3" style="text-align:right"|244style="text-align:right"|226-
2Henri Anton Johannes Gijsenstyle="text-align:right"|13-
3Juan Enrique Croesstyle="text-align:right"|5-
Colspan = "5" style="text-align:center;"|List 2 (Group Wever)
1Aristides Eduviges Weverstyle="text-align:right"|208style="text-align:right"|208-
Colspan = "5" style="text-align:center;"|List 3 (Group Eman)
1Jan Hendrik Albert EmanRowspan="2" style="text-align:right"|689style="text-align:right"|674Elected
2Frederik Johannes Quant Kwartszstyle="text-align:right"|15Elected
Colspan = "5" style="text-align:center;"|List 4 (Free Dutchman)
1Johan Geraes Alvaer van AggelenRowspan="3" style="text-align:right"|26style="text-align:right"|19-
2Marinus Johannes Fokkersstyle="text-align:right"|4-
3Frederik Johannes Casper Beaujonstyle="text-align:right"|3-

Bonaire

Population: 5,616 (31 December 1940)

Entitled to vote: 76

Only one list of candidates was registered for the election on Bonaire. On it were two candidates:

  1. John Aniceto de Jongh (elected)
  2. Mauricio Marchena

The seat for Bonaire therefore went automatically to the first candidate of the list.

SSS Islands

Entitled to vote: 101

William Rufus Plantz was the only candidate so the seat for the SSS Islands went automatically to him.

Appointed by the governor

Governor Wouters assigned

to become members of the Estates. After Winkel resigned in 1944 because of health problems, governor P.A. Kasteel appointed Willem Pieter Maal as a new member of the Estates.Amigoe di Curacao, 3 April 1944

Aftermath

The governor decided that Sprockel was the speaker of the parliament and Winkel the deputy speaker. Senior became the deputy speaker after Winkel left the parliament.

The new session of the Estates started on the first Tuesday of April 1942. Incumbent members who remained a member were: Da Costa Gomez, Sprockel, Desertine, Kroon, De Jongh, Plantz, Arends, Martijn, Senior, Vromans and Winkel

References

  • Amigoe di Curaçao, 18 November 1941
  • Amigoe di Curacao, 27 November 1941

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