2007 Netherlands Antilles island council elections
{{Infobox legislative election
| election_name = 2007 Netherlands Antilles island council elections
| country = Netherlands Antilles
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2003
| next_election = 2011 {{flagicon|Netherlands|size=15px}}
| 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 = 20 April 2007
| turnout =
| heading1 = {{flagicon|Bonaire|size=20px}} Elected in Bonaire
| party1 = UPB | leader1 = Ramonsito Booi | percentage1 = 51.22 | seats1 = 5 | last_election1 = 6
| party2 = ADB | leader2 = Jopie Abraham | percentage2 = 39.91 | seats2 = 4 | last_election2 = 3 | color2 = #EA262A
| heading3 = {{flagicon|Curaçao|size=20px}} Elected in Curaçao
| party3 = Party for the Restructured Antilles | leader3 = Emily de Jongh-Elhage | percentage3 = 28.02 | seats3 = 7 | last_election3 = 5
| party4 = Partido MAN | leader4 = Charles Cooper | percentage4 = 18.70 | seats4 = 5 | last_election4 = 2
| party5 = FOL |leader5 = Anthony Godett |percentage5 = 10.27 |seats5 = 2 |last_election5 = 8
| party6 = PNP |leader6 = Ersilia de Lannooy |percentage6 = 10.15 |seats6 = 2 |last_election6 = 2
| party7 = LNPA |leader7 = Nelson Pierre |percentage7 = 8.47 |seats7 = 2 |last_election7 = 1
| party8 = PS |leader8 = Helmin Wiels |percentage8 = 7.38 |seats8 = 1 |last_election8 = New
| party9 = FK |leader9 = Nelson Navarro |percentage9 = 6.63 |seats9 = 1 |last_election9 = New
| party10 = DP |leader10 = Norbert George |percentage10 = 5.12 |seats10 = 1 |last_election10 = 0
| heading11 = {{flagicon|Saba|size=20px}} Elected in Saba
| party11 = Windward Islands People's Movement
| last_election11 = 3
| leader11 = Ray Hassell
| percentage11 = 73.76
| seats11 = 4
| party12 = Saba Labour Party
| last_election12 = 0
| leader12 = Akilah Levenstone
| percentage12 = 26.24
| seats12 = 1
| heading13 = {{flagicon|Sint Eustatius|size=20px}} Elected in Sint Eustatius
| party13 = Democratic Party (Sint Eustatius)
| last_election13 = 3
| leader13 = Julian Woodley
| percentage13 = 55.36
| seats13 = 4
| party14 = PLP
| last_election14 = 2
| leader14 = Clyde van Putten
| percentage14 = 23.83
| seats14 = 1
| heading15 = {{flagicon|Sint Maarten|size=20px}} Elected in Sint Maarten
| party15 = Democratic Party Sint Maarten
| last_election15 = 6
| leader15 = Sarah Wescot-Williams
| percentage15 = 49.48
| seats15 = 6
| party16 = National Alliance (Sint Maarten)
| last_election16 = 4
| leader16 = William Marlin
| percentage16 = 41.33
| seats16 = 5
| map =
| map_image =
| map_size =
}}
Island council elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles on 20 April 2007 to elect the members of the island councils of its five island territories. They were the last regular island council elections before the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in 2010.
The election was won by the Bonaire Patriotic Union (5 seats) in Bonaire, the Party for the Restructured Antilles (7 seats) in Curaçao, the Windward Islands People's Movement (4 seats) in Saba, the Democratic Party Statia (4 seats) in Sint Eustatius, and the Democratic Party (6 seats) in Sint Maarten.{{cite web |title=Godett verliest fors op Curaçao |url=https://www.trouw.nl/nieuws/godett-verliest-fors-op-curacao~bbd706a7/ |website=Trouw |access-date=1 March 2021 |language=nl-NL |date=21 April 2007}}
Results
=Bonaire=
{{Election results
|party1=Bonaire Patriotic Union|votes1=3664|seats1=5|sc1=–1
|party2=Democratic Alliance|votes2=2855|seats2=4|sc2=+1|color2=#EA262A
|party3=PRO|votes3=583|seats3=0
|party4=Alerta|votes4=52|seats4=0
|invalid=
|total_sc=0
|electorate=
|turnout=83.9
}}
=Curaçao=
{{Election results
|party1=Party for the Restructured Antilles|votes1=20862|seats1=7|sc1=+2
|party2=Partido MAN|votes2=13923|seats2=5|sc2=+3
|party3=Workers' Liberation Front|votes3=7648|seats3=2|sc3=–6
|party4=National People's Party|votes4=7558|seats4=2|sc4=0
|party5=Lista Niun Paso Atras|votes5=6304|seats5=2|sc5=+1
|party6=Sovereign People|votes6=5494|seats6=1|sc6=New
|party7=Forsa Kòrsou|votes7=4932|seats7=1|sc7=New
|party8=Democratic Party|votes8=3813|seats8=1|sc8=+1
|party9=Un Pueblo Nobo|votes9=1651|seats9=0|sc9=New
|party10=People's Crusade Labour Party|votes10=1227|seats10=0|sc10=–3
|party11=Social Labour Movement|votes11=1032|seats11=0|sc11=New
|invalid=469
|total_sc=0
|electorate=112541
}}
=Saba=
{{Election results
|party1=Windward Islands People's Movement|votes1=447|seats1=4|sc1=+1
|party2=Saba Labour Party|votes2=159|seats2=1|sc2=+1
|invalid=9
|total_sc=0
|electorate=
|source=The Daily Herald,{{cite news |title=Saba Voting Bureau ratifies election results |work=The Daily Herald |date=27 April 2007 |page=10}} Saba Tourist Bureau{{cite web|url=http://www.sabatourism.com/communitynews493.html |title=Johnson and Zagers new commissioners |accessdate=12 December 2014 |work=Saba Tourist Bureau |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516235945/http://www.sabatourism.com/communitynews493.html |archivedate=16 May 2008 }}
}}
= Sint Eustatius =
{{Election results
|party1=Democratic Party|votes1=625|seats1=4|sc1=+1
|party2=Progressive Labour Party|votes2=269|seats2=1|sc2=–1
|party3=St. Eustatius Empowerment Party|votes3=211|seats3=0|sc3=New
|party4=Cyril B. Tearr|votes4=24|seats4=0|sc4=0|color4={{party color|Independent}}
|invalid=19
|total_sc=0
|electorate=1517
|source=The Daily Herald{{cite news |title=DP and PLP both lose one vote in final count |work=The Daily Herald |date=26 April 2007 |page=10}}
}}
=Sint Maarten=
{{Election results
|party1=Democratic Party|votes1=6635|seats1=6|sc1=0
|party2=National Alliance|votes2=5542|seats2=5|sc2=+1
|party3=People's Progressive Alliance|votes3=1119|seats3=0|sc3=–1
|party4=Democratic Labour Party|votes4=69|seats4=0|sc4=0
|party5=St. Maarten People's Believers Independent Movement|votes5=25|seats5=0|sc5=0
|party6=Freedom Slate of the National Democratic Party|votes6=20|seats6=0|sc6=0
|invalid=
|total_sc=0
|electorate=19151
|source=IslandStudies.ca,{{cite web |title=Sint Maarten (Saint Maarten) |url=https://www.islandstudies.ca/sites/islandstudies.ca/files/jurisdiction/Sint%20Maarten%20(Saint%20Maarten).html |website=IslandStudies.ca |access-date=1 March 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210301140705/https://www.islandstudies.ca/sites/islandstudies.ca/files/jurisdiction/Sint%20Maarten%20(Saint%20Maarten).html |archive-date=1 March 2021 |url-status=live }} SXM Elections,{{cite web |title=Election Year 2007 Results |url=http://sxmelections.com/sint-maarten/island-election-2007/overview.aspx |website=SXM Elections |access-date=1 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104234951/http://data.sxmelections.com/sint-maarten/island-election-2007/election.aspx |archive-date=4 January 2015 |url-status=live}} Governor of St. Maarten{{cite web |title=Press statement: April 20, 2007 elections |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/20070726095926/http://www.governorsxm.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=16&Itemid=30 |archive-date=26 July 2007 |url-status=dead}}
}}
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