# 1958 Netherlands Antilles general election

General elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles on 1 September 1958. This snap election was held after discussions about changing the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

## Results

| Party | Party | Island | Votes | % | Seats |
| | National People's Party | Curaçao | 20,353 | 30.97 | 6 |
| | Democratic Party | Curaçao | 18,771 | 28.57 | 5 |
| | Aruban Patriotic Party | Aruba | 9,912 | 15.08 | 5 |
| | Catholic People's Party | Curaçao | 5,487 | 8.35 | 1 |
| | Aruban People's Party | Aruba | 4,505 | 6.86 | 2 |
| | Aruban National Union | Aruba | 2,059 | 3.13 | 1 |
| | Bonaire Democratic Party | Bonaire | 1,373 | 2.09 | 1 |
| | Partido Boneriano Uni | Bonaire | 1,138 | 1.73 | 0 |
| | Democratic Party Sint Maarten | SSS Islands | 904 | 1.38 | 1 |
| | National People's Party–Aruba | Aruba | 685 | 1.04 | 0 |
| | National People's Party | SSS Islands | 521 | 0.79 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 65,708 | 100.00 | 22 |

### Curaçao

Population: 124,340 (31 December 1957) Entitled to vote: 49,636 Valid votes: 44,611 Seats: 12 Average valid votes per seat: 3,717.58
| # | Candidate | Total per list | Votes | Result |
| National People's Party (NVP) / Curaçaoan Independent Party (COP) |||||
| 1 | M.F. da Costa Gomez | 20,353 | 17,448 | Elected |
| 2 | H.G.M. Pieters Kwiers | 20,353 | 90 | Elected |
| 3 | B.Ph. Römer | 20,353 | 36 | Elected |
| 4 | P. van der Hoeven | 20,353 | 1,971 | Elected |
| 5 | C.E. Dip | 20,353 | 70 | Elected |
| 6 | Ch.E.W. Voges | 20,353 | 133 | Elected |
| 7 | S.D. Abbad | 20,353 | 80 | - |
| 8 | C.E. Cathalina | 20,353 | 29 | - |
| 9 | E.J. van Romondt | 20,353 | 159 | - |
| 10 | A.R. Winklaar | 20,353 | 25 | - |
| 11 | W. de Boer | 20,353 | 124 | - |
| 12 | A.P. Loewenthal | 20,353 | 18 | - |
| 13 | G.E.A. Booi | 20,353 | 33 | - |
| 14 | P.A. Lauffer | 20,353 | 6 | - |
| 15 | Ph.J. Evertsz | 20,353 | 23 | - |
| 16 | E.L.C. van Rosberg | 20,353 | 13 | - |
| 17 | F.R. Brion | 20,353 | 55 | - |
| Democratic Party (DP) |||||
| 1 | E. Jonckheer | 18,771 | 14,071 | Elected |
| 2 | C.D. Kroon | 18,771 | 757 | Elected |
| 3 | S.W. van der Meer | 18,771 | 90 | Elected |
| 4 | R.J. Isa | 18,771 | 51 | Elected |
| 5 | C.H.W. Hueck | 18,771 | 27 | - |
| 6 | H.L. Braam | 18,771 | 2,352 | Elected |
| 7 | Mrs. L.C. van der Linde-Helmijr | 18,771 | 46 | - |
| 8 | J.A.O. Bikker | 18,771 | 24 | - |
| 9 | R. Elhage | 18,771 | 69 | - |
| 10 | P.A. van der Veen | 18,771 | 32 | - |
| 11 | D. van der Ree | 18,771 | 38 | - |
| 12 | S.G.M. Rozendal | 18,771 | 31 | - |
| 13 | A.G. de Windt | 18,771 | 48 | - |
| 14 | M.A. Margaretha | 18,771 | 34 | - |
| 15 | C.C. Peterson | 18,771 | 1,005 | - |
| 16 | M.J. Vidal | 18,771 | 16 | - |
| 17 | E.M.H. Agnes | 18,771 | 40 | - |
| Catholic People's Party (KVP) |||||
| 1 | I.C. Debrot | 5,487 | 3,669 | Elected |
| 2 | B.M. Leito | 5,487 | 108 | - |
| 3 | J.L. Martina | 5,487 | 93 | - |
| 4 | J.J. Buhre | 5,487 | 1,033 | - |
| 5 | H.M. van Delden | 5,487 | 137 | - |
| 6 | M.J.M. Lichtveld | 5,487 | 104 | - |
| 7 | P. Maduro | 5,487 | 12 | - |
| 8 | V.C. Vinck | 5,487 | 75 | - |
| 9 | H.G. Zimmerman | 5,487 | 65 | - |
| 10 | E.J. Morkos | 5,487 | 63 | - |
| 11 | G.T. Lauff | 5,487 | 5 | - |
| 12 | Miss R.M. Panneflek | 5,487 | 20 | - |
| 13 | W. Rigaud | 5,487 | 22 | - |
| 14 | V.R. Maduro | 5,487 | 18 | - |
| 15 | R.T. Macares | 5,487 | 26 | - |
| 16 | E.C. Albertoe | 5,487 | 18 | - |
| 17 | W.R. Hooi | 5,487 | 19 | - |

### Aruba

Population: 57,213 (31 December 1957) Entitled to vote: 18,642 Valid votes: 17,161 Seats: 8 Average valid votes per seat: 2,145.125
| # | Candidate | Total per list | Votes | Result |
| Aruban Patriotic Party (PPA) |||||
| 1 | J.E. Irausquin | 9,912 | 3,683 | Elected |
| 2 | M. Henriquez | 9,912 | 346 | Elected |
| 3 | J. Erasmus | 9,912 | 465 | Elected |
| 4 | O. Croes | 9,912 | 112 | Elected |
| 5 | E.R. Finck | 9,912 | 890 | Elected |
| 6 | W.C. Anslijn | 9,912 | 1142 | - |
| 7 | J.R.L. Beaujon | 9,912 | 139 | - |
| 8 | F. Sebastiano | 9,912 | 486 | - |
| 9 | J. Geerman | 9,912 | 592 | - |
| 10 | E.O. Petronia | 9,912 | 518 | - |
| 11 | J.M. Leonardo | 9,912 | 158 | - |
| 12 | D.C. Mathew | 9,912 | 772 | - |
| 13 | C. Angela | 9,912 | 612 | - |
| Aruban People's Party (AVP) |||||
| 1 | C.A. Eman | 4,505 | 2946 | Elected |
| 2 | D.G. Croes | 4,505 | 648 | Elected |
| 3 | M. Croes | 4,505 | 176 | - |
| 4 | L.V. Britten | 4,505 | 114 | - |
| 5 | J.A. Croes | 4,505 | 24 | - |
| 6 | S. Geerman | 4,505 | 87 | - |
| 7 | D. Flemming | 4,505 | 109 | - |
| 8 | M. Arends | 4,505 | 13 | - |
| 9 | J.C. Lampe | 4,505 | 59 | - |
| 10 | A.H. Raven | 4,505 | 55 | - |
| 11 | J.P. Falconi | 4,505 | 46 | - |
| 12 | E.M. Lacle | 4,505 | 93 | - |
| 13 | F. Maduro | 4,505 | 142 | - |
| UNA |||||
| 1 | A. Werleman | 2,059 | 1087 | Elected |
| 2 | F.B. Tromp | 2,059 | 262 | - |
| 3 | A.F. Dussenbroek | 2,059 | 344 | - |
| 4 | M.J. Croes | 2,059 | 60 | - |
| 5 | Th.J. Figaroa | 2,059 | 148 | - |
| 6 | R.C. Oduber | 2,059 | 19 | - |
| 7 | L. Wever | 2,059 | 30 | - |
| 8 | Th.D. Luydens | 2,059 | 19 | - |
| 9 | Miss T.F. Palm | 2,059 | 28 | - |
| 10 | Th. Leest | 2,059 | 13 | - |
| 11 | R.E. Frank | 2,059 | 16 | - |
| 12 | I. Croes | 2,059 | 6 | - |
| 13 | C.P. Schwengle | 2,059 | 22 | - |
| NVP-A |||||
| 1 | M.F. da Costa Gomez | 685 | 225 | - |
| 2 | D.A. Vlaun | 685 | 66 | - |
| 3 | A.W.A. Heidewiller | 685 | 104 | - |
| 4 | G. Swart | 685 | 69 | - |
| 5 | M.P. Boekhouder | 685 | 71 | - |
| 6 | J. Eleonora | 685 | 18 | - |
| 7 | W.T. Holman | 685 | 18 | - |
| 8 | J. Priest | 685 | 21 | - |
| 9 | C.R. Beukenboom | 685 | 21 | - |
| 10 | E. Erasmus | 685 | 10 | - |
| 11 | F.B. Figaroa | 685 | 33 | - |
| 12 | E.M. Bronswinkel | 685 | 19 | - |
| 13 | O.A. Hassell | 685 | 10 | - |

### Bonaire

Population: 5,663 (31 December 1957) Entitled to vote: 2,623 Valide votes: 2,511 Seats: 1
| # | Candidate | Total per list | Votes | Result |
| Bonaire Democratic Party (PDB) |||||
| 1 | J.A. Abraham | 1,373 | ? | Elected |
| 2 | C.D. Christiaan | 1,373 | ? | - |
| 3 | Miss M.C. Hellmund | 1,373 | ? | - |
| 4 | J.H.R. Herrera | 1,373 | ? | - |
| 5 | A.J.H. Snijder | 1,373 | ? | - |
| 6 | A.A. Emerenciano | 1,373 | ? | - |
| UNI |||||
| 1 | S.C.G. Soliano | 1,138 | ? | - |
| 2 | A.E. Booi | 1,138 | ? | - |
| 3 | Ch.J.A. Beukeboom | 1,138 | ? | - |
| 4 | F.C.A. Chirino | 1,138 | ? | - |
| 5 | E.B. Sint Jago | 1,138 | ? | - |
| 6 | L.D. Gerharts | 1,138 | ? | - |

### SSS Islands

Population: 3,769 (31 December 1957, Sint Maarten: 1,558; Sint Eustatius: 1,087; Saba: 1,124) Valide votes: 1,425 Seats: 1
| # | Candidate | Total per list | Votes | Result |
| DP |||||
| 1 | H.I. Lopes | 904 | 646 | Elected |
| 2 | A.C. Wathey | 904 | 158 | - |
| 3 | D.C. Mathew | 904 | 23 | - |
| 4 | W.C. Anslijn | 904 | 49 | - |
| 5 | R.A. Sorton | 904 | 4 | - |
| 6 | A. Schmidt | 904 | 24 | - |
| NVP |||||
| 1 | Ch.E.W. Voges | 521 | 404 | - |
| 2 | H. Hassel | 521 | 60 | - |
| 3 | E. Ridson | 521 | 4 | - |
| 4 | C. Woodley | 521 | 13 | - |
| 5 | C. Peterson | 521 | 12 | - |
| 6 | S. Hazel | 521 | 28 | - |

## Aftermath

Jonckheer, Kroon, Van der Meer and Irausquin gave up their seats in parliament to become ministers in the Second Jonckheer cabinet. The first three were replaced by Hueck, Van der Linde-Helmijr and Bikker. Abbad was the replacement for Pieters Kwiers. Mid 1959 Leito succeeded Debrot.
Abraham died at the end of 1960.