Bonaire People's Movement

Bonaire People's Movement
Movementu di Pueblo Boneriano
AbbreviationMPB
LeaderElvis Tjin Asjoe
FoundersElvis Tjin Asjoe
Hennyson Thielman
Founded15 December 2013
Senatorial affiliationDemocrats 66 (2019)
Labour Party (2023)
ColorsLight blue and red
Island Council
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Electoral College
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The Bonaire People's Movement (Papiamentu: Movementu di Pueblo Boneriano, MPB; Dutch: Boneriaanse Volksbeweging) is a Dutch local political party in the special municipality of Bonaire.

History

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. It also won the 2019 island council election, winning four seats. In September 2020, island councillor Daisy Coffie left the party but retained her seat, reducing the number of seats to three.