Bonaire Democratic Party

The Bonaire Democratic Party (Dutch: Bonaire Democratische Partij, Papiamento: Partido Demokrátiko Boneriano') is a political party in Bonaire, the former Netherlands Antilles. It was founded in 1954 by Julio Antonio Abraham. At the legislative elections in the Netherlands Antilles, 18 January 2002, the party won 2.6% of the popular vote and 1 out of 22 Parliament seats. At the elections of 27 January 2006, the party kept 1 seat. Of the total turnout, the party got 45% of the votes. The Democratic Party of Bonaire is a very progressive social-democratic party who stands for expanded autonomy for the island of Bonaire. On March 18, 2015 the party got 3 of the 9 seats available and formed the government with the UPB

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Political parties in the former Netherlands Antilles

Curaçao	C93 Democratic Party (DP) Forsa Kòrsou (FK) Labour Party People's Crusade (Laboral) LPNA National People's Party New Antilles Movement Party for the Restructured Antilles Party Workers' Liberation Front 30th of May (Frente Obrero, FOL) Sovereign People (PS)

Sint Maarten	Democratic Party Sint Maarten National Alliance Sint Maarten Patriotic Alliance/National Progressive Party People's Progressive Alliance

Bonaire	Bonaire Patriotic Union Bonaire Democratic Party Bonaire Social Party

Sint Eustatius	Democratic Party

Saba	Windward Islands People's Movement

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