2020 Sint Eustatius island council election

Island Council elections were held in Sint Eustatius on 21 October 2020. Sint Eustatius is a special municipality (officially "public body") of the Netherlands. The elections were originally to be held on 20 March 2019, but were postponed due to administrative intervention by the Dutch government.  On 23 September 2019, a new election date was announced.

2020 Sint Eustatius island council election
21 October 2020
5 seats in the Island council
  First party Second party
 
PLP
DP
Leader Rechelline Leerdam Adelka Spanner
Party PLP DP
Last election 30.44%, 2 seats 29.94%, 2 seats
Seats before 2 2
Seats won 3 2
Seat change 1
Popular vote 815 647
Percentage 51.39% 40.79%
Leader of Government before election

Clyde van Putten
Progressive Labour Party

 Elected Leader of Government

TBD

Politics of Sint Eustatius
  • Other countries

Since 2015 foreign nationals also have the right to vote and to stand as a candidate if they are 18 years of age, reside lawfully on Bonaire, Sint Eustatius or Saba on the day of nomination, and have been a resident of the Netherlands or legally resided there immediately prior to that day for an uninterrupted period of at least five years.

The Progressive Labour Party, led by Rechelline Leerdam, won three seats on Island Council to form the governing majority, while the Democratic Party, led by Adelka Spanner, won the remaining two seats. The new Island Council members were inaugurated on 29 October.

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