2003 Netherlands Antilles island council elections

{{Infobox legislative election

| election_name = 2003 Netherlands Antilles island council elections

| country = Netherlands Antilles

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1999

| next_election = 2007

| seats_for_election = All 51 seats in the island councils of Bonaire (9), Curaçao (21),
Saba (5), Sint Eustatius (5) and Sint Maarten (11)

| election_date = 9 May 2003 (Leeward Antilles)
23 May 2003 (SSS islands)

| turnout =

| heading1 = {{flagicon|Bonaire|size=20px}} Elected in Bonaire

| party1 = UPB | leader1 = Ramonsito Booi | percentage1 = | seats1 = 6 | last_election1 = 4

| party2 = PDB | leader2 = Jopie Abraham | percentage2 = | seats2 = 3 | last_election2 = 4

| heading3 = {{flagicon|Curaçao|size=20px}} Elected in Curaçao (top 2)

| party3 = FOL | leader3 = Anthony Godett | percentage3 = 33.86 | seats3 = 8 | last_election3 = 4

| party4 = PAR | last_election4 = 5 | leader4 = Etienne Ys | percentage4 = 20.41 | seats4 = 5

| party5 = PLKP |leader5 = |percentage5 = 13.08 |seats5 = 3 |last_election5 = 4

| party6 = National People's Party (Curaçao) | leader6 = Maria Liberia Peters |percentage6 = 10.65 |seats6 = 2 |last_election6 = 5

| party7 = MAN |leader7 = |percentage7 = 9.34 |seats7 = 2 |last_election7 = 2

| party8 = LNPA |leader8 = Nelson Pierre |percentage8 = 5.69 |seats8 = 1 |last_election8 = New

| heading9 = {{flagicon|Saba|size=20px}} Elected in Saba

| party9 = WIPM | leader9 = Ray Hassell | percentage9 = 47.30 | seats9 = 3 | last_election9 = 4

| party10 = SUDP | leader10 = Steve Hassell | percentage10 = 36.83 | seats10 = 2 | last_election10 = New | color10 = #4FB747

| heading11 = {{flagicon|Sint Eustatius|size=20px}} Elected in Sint Eustatius

| party11 = DPS | leader11 = Julian Woodley | percentage11 = | seats11 = 3 | last_election11 = 2

| party12 = PLP | leader12 = Clyde van Putten | percentage12 = | seats12 = 2 | last_election12 = New

| heading13 = {{flagicon|Sint Maarten|size=20px}} Elected in Sint Maarten (top 2)

| party13 = DP | leader13 = Sarah Wescot-Williams | percentage13 = 48.38 | seats13 = 6 | last_election13 = 7

| party14 = NA | leader14 = William Marlin | percentage14 = 38.78 | seats14 = 4 | last_election14 = New

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Island council elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles on 9 May (Bonaire and Curaçao){{cite web |title=Kiezers Curaçao en Bonaire naar de stembus |url=https://krant.telegraaf.nl/nieuwslink/teksten/nws.bonaire.curacao.uur.tijd.html |website=De Telegraaf |access-date=1 March 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210301223226/https://krant.telegraaf.nl/nieuwslink/teksten/nws.bonaire.curacao.uur.tijd.html |archive-date=1 March 2021 |language=nl-NL |date=9 May 2003 |url-status=live }} and 23 May 2003 (SSS islands){{cite news |last1=Pasterkamp |first1=Riekelt |title=Godett: Pim Fortuyn van de Antillen |url=https://www.digibron.nl/viewer/collectie/Digibron/id/tag:RD.nl,20030523:newsml_dd746439ba04116611a9ad35a105c1ca |access-date=1 March 2021 |work=Reformatorisch Dagblad |agency=Digibron |date=23 May 2003 |page=5 |language=nl-NL}}{{cite web |title=Island Council |url=http://www.governorsxm.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=16&Itemid=30 |website=governorsxm.com |access-date=1 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070320154542/http://www.governorsxm.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=16&Itemid=30 |archive-date=20 March 2007 |quote=Island council elections on St. Maarten were last held on May 23, 2003. |url-status=dead}} to elect the members of the island councils of its five island territories. The election was won by the Bonaire Patriotic Union (6 seats) in Bonaire, the Workers' Liberation Front (8 seats) in Curaçao, the Windward Islands People's Movement (3 seats) in Saba, the Democratic Party Statia (3 seats) in Sint Eustatius, and the Democratic Party (6 seats) in Sint Maarten.

Results

=Bonaire=

{{Election results

|party1=Bonaire Patriotic Union|votes1=2967|seats1=6|sc1=+2

|party2=Bonaire Democratic Party|votes2=1725|seats2=3|sc2=–1

|party3=PRO|votes3=650|seats3=0|sc3=0

|party4=Bonaire Social Party|votes4=420|seats4=0|sc4=–1

|party5=Bonaire Workers' Party|votes5=202|seats5=0|sc5=0

|party6=PHH|votes6=18|seats6=0|sc6=0

|total_sc=0

|electorate=7699

|source={{Cite web |title=Statistical Yearbook Netherlands Antilles 2006-2007 |url=https://digitallibrary.cbs.cw/content/CB/S0/00/00/05/00051/Stat_YearbookNA2006-2007.pdf |website=Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek |page=33}}

}}

=Curaçao=

{{Election results

|party1=Workers' Liberation Front |votes1=22745|seats1=8|sc1=+4

|party2=Party for the Restructured Antilles|votes2=13710|seats2=5|sc2=0

|party3=People's Crusade Labour Party|votes3=8785|seats3=3|sc3=–1

|party4=National People's Party |votes4=7153|seats4=2|sc4=–3

|party5=New Antilles Movement|votes5=6274|seats5=2|sc5=0

|party6=Lista Niun Paso Atras|votes6=3819|seats6=1|sc6=New

|party7=Democratic Party|votes7=2519|seats7=0|sc7=0

|party8=Organisashon pa Restorashon di Un i Tur|votes8=2168|seats8=0|sc8=–1

|total_sc=0

|invalid=948

|electorate=109629

|source={{cite web|title=Verkiezing Eilandsraad Curaçao 2003|url=http://www.kse.cw/registrosivil/eiland2003/uitslag2003/index.html|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206080710/http://www.kse.cw/registrosivil/eiland2003/uitslag2003/index.html|archivedate=6 February 2015|accessdate=6 February 2015|website=Hoofdstembureau Curaçao|language=nl}}

}}

= Saba =

{{Election results

|party1=Windward Islands People's Movement|votes1=298|seats1=3|sc1=–1

|party2=Saba United Democratic Party|votes2=232|seats2=2|sc2=New|color2=#4FB747

|party3=Saba Labour Party|votes3=100|seats3=0|sc3=–1

|total_sc=0

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=Sint Eustatius=

{{Election results

|party1=Democratic Party|votes1=471|seats1=3|sc1=+1

|party2=Progressive Labour Party|votes2=348|seats2=2|sc2=New

|party3=Sint Eustatius Alliance|votes3=160|seats3=0|sc3=–3

|party4=St. Eustatius Action Movement|votes4=107|seats4=0|sc4=0

|party5=PNDP|votes5=22|seats5=0|sc5=0

|total_sc=0

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=Sint Maarten=

{{Election results

|party1=Democratic Party|votes1=4919|seats1=6|sc1=–1

|party2=National Alliance|votes2=|seats2=4|sc2=New

|party3=People's Progressive Alliance|votes3=1158|seats3=1|sc3=New

|party4=National Progressive Party|votes4=378|seats4=0|sc4=0

|party5=Serious Alternative People's Party|votes5=206|seats5=0|sc5=0

|party6=PPLP|votes6=96|seats6=0|sc6=0

|party7=National Democratic Party|votes7=21|seats7=0|sc7=0

|total_sc=0

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