Bonaire People's Movement
(Redirected from Movementu di Pueblo Boneriano)
Bonaire People's Movement Movementu di Pueblo Boneriano | |
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| Abbreviation | MPB |
| Leader | Elvis Tjin Asjoe |
| Founders | Elvis Tjin Asjoe Hennyson Thielman |
| Founded | 15 December 2013 |
| Senatorial affiliation | Democrats 66 (2019)[1] Labour Party (2023) |
| Colors | Light blue and red |
| Island Council | 3 / 9 |
| Electoral College | 4 / 9 |
The Bonaire People's Movement (Papiamentu: Movementu di Pueblo Boneriano, MPB; Dutch: Boneriaanse Volksbeweging)[2] is a Dutch local political party in the special municipality of Bonaire.
History
[edit]The Bonaire People's Movement was founded in 2013 by Elvis Tjin Asjoe and Hennyson Thielman. The party received the most votes in the 2015 island council election, winning three seats.[3] It also won the 2019 island council election, winning four seats.[4] In September 2020, island councillor Daisy Coffie left the party but retained her seat, reducing the number of seats to three.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "D66 Wins in Electoral College Bonaire". BES Reporter. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "Bestuur Bonaire valt opnieuw". NOS (in Dutch). 17 May 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Nieuwe partij MPB krijgt mandaat van het Bonairiaanse volk". Caribisch Netwerk (in Dutch). 19 March 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "Ruime winst MPB". Antilliaans Dagblad (in Dutch). 21 March 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "Daisy Coffie (MPB) is klaar met partij en stapt op". Bonaire.nu (in Dutch). 30 September 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
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