Bonaire Democratic Party

The Bonaire Democratic Party (Papiamentu: Partido Demokrátiko Boneriano, PDB; Dutch: Democratische Partij Bonaire), also known as Demokrat, is a political party in Bonaire and formerly the Netherlands Antilles.

Bonaire Democratic Party Partido Demokrátiko Boneriano
Abbreviation	PDB Demokrat
Leader	Clark Abraham
Leader in the Island Council	Clark Abraham
Founder	Julio Antonio Abraham
Founded	1954
Ideology	Social democracy Progressivism
Political position	Centre-left
Senatorial affiliation	Labour Party[1]
Colors	Red
Island Council	3 / 9
Electoral College	3 / 9
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History

The party was founded in 1954 by Julio Antonio Abraham. It is a progressive social-democratic party that advocates for more autonomy for the island of Bonaire.[2]

In the 2002 Netherlands Antilles general election, the party won 2.6% of the popular vote and 1 out of 22 seats in the Estates. In the 2006 general election, the party kept 1 seat, winning 44.5% of the vote in Bonaire. In the 2015 island council election, the party won 3 out of 9 seats and formed a coalition with the Bonaire Patriotic Union (UPB).

In the 2019 election, the party won 3 seats in both the Island Council and the Electoral College.[3][4]

References

1. "D66 Wins in Electoral College Bonaire". BES Reporter. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
2. "Elections 2017". XpBonaire Island Life. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
3. "Results island council elections 2019". Konseho Supremo Elektoral. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
4. "Results of the Electoral College 2019". Konseho Supremo Elektoral. Retrieved 4 December 2020.