2020 Sint Maarten general election

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.

2020 Sint Maarten general election
Sint Maarten
9 January 2020

All 15 seats in Parliament
8 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeader % 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
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Silveria Jacobs
NA
Silveria Jacobs
NA

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

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
National Alliance4,71535.296+1
United People's Party3,23124.184+4
United St. Maarten Party1,76213.1920
Party for Progress1,40710.532New
United Democrats1,1618.691–6
St. Maarten Christian Party7595.680–1
People's Progressive Alliance3262.4400
Total13,361100.00150
Valid votes13,36197.08
Invalid/blank votes4022.92
Total votes13,763100.00
Registered voters/turnout23,10659.56
Source: Government of Sint Maarten

References

  1. The Constitution Archived 2016-03-25 at the Wayback Machine Estates of Sint Maarten
  2. "Election Ordinance - Government of Sint Maarten" (PDF). sintmaartengov.org.
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