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Democratic Party | |
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| Abbreviation | DP |
| Leader | Raquel Spanner-Carty |
| President | Winston Fleming |
| Leader in theIsland 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 |
| Island Council | 1 / 5 |
| Electoral College | 5 / 5 |
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TheDemocratic Party (DP,Dutch:Democratische Partij) is apolitical party inSint Eustatius with two seats in the 5-seat island council. In2011, the party obtained 2 seats in the first elections after Sint Eustatius became part of the Netherlands upon thedissolution 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]
Until thedissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, the party competed inisland council elections and in 2002 obtained the single Sint Eustatius seat in theEstates of the Netherlands Antilles (which it won in the 2002,2006 (uncontested) and2010 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]
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