2020 Sint Maarten general election
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All 15 seats in Parliament 8 seats needed for a majority |
Turnout | 59.56% |
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Party | Leader | % | Seats | +/– | NA | Silveria Jacobs | 35.29 | 6 | +1 | UPP | Theodore Heyliger | 24.18 | 4 | +4 | USP | Frans Richardson | 13.19 | 2 | 0 | PFP | Melissa Gumbs | 10.53 | 2 | New | UD | Sarah Wescot-Williams | 8.69 | 1 | −6 | This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before | Prime Minister after | Silveria Jacobs NA | Silveria Jacobs NA | |
Snap general elections were held in Sint Maarten on 9 January 2020, two years earlier than scheduled, following the dissolution of the Second Marlin-Romeo cabinet in September 2019.
Electoral system
The 15 seats in the Estates were elected by proportional representation.[1] In order to participate in the election, new parties and parties without a seat in parliament were required to obtain at least 136 signatures; 1% of the valid votes of the 2018 general elections.[2]
Results
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| National Alliance | 4,715 | 35.29 | 6 | +1 |
| United People's Party | 3,231 | 24.18 | 4 | +4 |
| United St. Maarten Party | 1,762 | 13.19 | 2 | 0 |
| Party for Progress | 1,407 | 10.53 | 2 | New |
| United Democrats | 1,161 | 8.69 | 1 | –6 |
| St. Maarten Christian Party | 759 | 5.68 | 0 | –1 |
| People's Progressive Alliance | 326 | 2.44 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 13,361 | 100.00 | 15 | 0 |
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Valid votes | 13,361 | 97.09 | |
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Invalid votes | 312 | 2.27 | |
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Blank votes | 89 | 0.65 | |
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Total votes | 13,762 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 23,106 | 59.56 | |
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Source: Government of Sint Maarten |
References
- ^ The Constitution Archived 2016-03-25 at the Wayback Machine Estates of Sint Maarten
- ^ "Election Ordinance - Government of Sint Maarten" (PDF). sintmaartengov.org.