Democratic Party (Sint Eustatius)

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Political party in Sint Eustatius

Democratic Party

Abbreviation| DP
Leader| Raquel Spanner-Carty
President| Winston Fleming
Leader in the Island Council| Raquel Spanner-Carty[1]
Founded| 31 December 1948; 76 years ago (31 December 1948)[2]
Ideology| Christian democracy
Political position| Centre
Senatorial affiliation| Christian Democratic Appeal (2019)[3]
Democrats 66 (2023)
Colours| Red
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Website
www.dp-eux.com

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The Democratic Party (DP, Dutch: Democratische Partij) is a political party in Sint Eustatius with two seats in the 5-seat island council. In 2011, the party obtained 2 seats in the first elections after Sint Eustatius became part of the Netherlands upon the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in 2011.[4] However, their Island Council representative Reuben Merkman left the DP in 2014 and became an independent council member.[5][6]

## Netherlands Antilles

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Until the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, the party competed in island council elections and in 2002 obtained the single Sint Eustatius seat in the Estates of the Netherlands Antilles (which it won in the 2002, 2006 (uncontested) and 2010 elections).

When Sint Eustatius became part of the Netherlands in 2010, the 2007 island council (where the party obtained four of the five seats) stayed until the elections under Dutch law in 2011.[citation needed]

## References

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1. ^ "Raquel Spanner-Carty elected Statia Democratic Party leader". 19 July 2022.
2. ^ Ayisi, Eric O. (4 February 1992). St. Eustatius, Treasure Island of the Caribbean. Africa World Press. ISBN 978-0-86543-348-9. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
3. ^ "Uitslag kieskring Sint Eustatius Eerste Kamerverkiezing 2019". Kiesraad (in Dutch). 27 May 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
4. ^ "Verkiezingsuitslagen". Kiesraad (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 October 2012.
5. ^ "DP boots leader for defying party". The Daily Herald. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
6. ^ "Councilman Reuben Merkman goes Independent". sxmislandtime.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2014.

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