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February 7, 2007
The Census Office on Saba has released the new voters list for the upcoming Island
Council elections on Friday last which is scheduled to be held on April 20th 2007 on
Saba.
A total amount of 707 persons residing on Saba will have the right to go out on
Election Day and cast their vote on the candidate of their choice.
In poling station number one which is The Bottom and St. John's a total of 346
persons are eligible to cast their vote and in poling station number two which is
Windwardside and Zions Hill a total of 361 persons can vote. The two poling stations
on Saba will be announced by the Chairman of the Main Voting Bureau Lt. Governor Mr.
Sydney Sorton in a consequent public notice.
A breakdown of the voters list shows that eligible to vote on Saba will be as
follows: A total amount of 587 persons were born in the Netherlands Antilles and
Aruba. From that amount a total of 445 were actually born on Saba.
The break down per island is as follows: A total of 51 persons were born on St.
Maarten, 4 were born on St. Eustatius, 44 were born on Curacao, 3 born on Bonaire
and 40 born on Aruba. Another interesting matter is the amount of persons that were
born outside of the Netherlands Antilles that are eligible to cast their vote in the
upcoming Island Council elections.
A breakdown of those born outside of the Netherlands Antilles with voting rights is
as follows: China 3, Dominica 11, St. Vincent & the Grenadines 7, Venezuela 1, St.
Kitts & Nevis 12, United States of America 7, The Netherlands 28, The Dominican
Republic 16, French St. Martin 3, Suriname 4, St. Lucia 2, India 1, British Guyana
2, Montserrat 1, Anguilla 1, Peru 1, England 2, Bermuda 2, Germany 1 and Colombia
15.
Quiet noticeable on the voters list for the upcoming Island council elections are
the amount o new voters on the unspoiled Queen when compared to the alt two
elections. There has been a slight increase in the voting population if compared to
the Island Council elections of 2003.
Based on the amount of voters should all persons make use of their voting rights a
political party would have to receive 141.4 votes in order to obtain a seat on the
Island Council. Based on previous elections it is customary that around 600 persons
do make use of their right to vote which would mean a party will have to receive at
least 120 votes to secure a seat.
It is also expected that this will be the last Island Council election under the
present system as we know it now.
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