2020 Sint Maarten general election
Snap general elections were held on 9 January 2020 in Sint Maarten, two years earlier than scheduled, following the dissolution of the Second Marlin-Romeo cabinet in September 2019.
 |
|---|
| This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Sint Maarten |
|
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 parliamentary elections.[2]
Results
 | |||||||||
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Alliance | 4,715 | 35.36 | 6 | +1 | |||||
| United People's Party | 3,231 | 24.23 | 4 | +4 | |||||
| United St. Maarten Party | 1,762 | 13.21 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Party for Progress | 1,407 | 10.55 | 2 | New | |||||
| United Democrats | 1,161 | 8.71 | 1 | –6 | |||||
| St. Maarten Christian Party | 759 | 5.69 | 0 | –1 | |||||
| People’s Progressive Alliance | 326 | 2.45 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 402 | – | – | – | |||||
| Total | 13,735 | 100 | 15 | 0 | |||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 23,106 | 59.44 | – | – | |||||
| 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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.