Sint Maarten general election, 2010

Sint Maarten

This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Sint Maarten
Constitution Governor Eugene Holiday Cabinet Marlin II Prime Minister William Marlin Estates Political parties Elections: 2014, 2016 Referendums: 1994, 2000 Constitutional Court
Other countries Atlas

Early general elections were held in Sint Maarten on 17 September 2010 to elect the 15 members of the Island Council. The National Alliance led by William Marlin emerged as the largest party, winning 7 of the 15 seats.^[1] However, a coalition government was formed by the Democratic Party and the United People's Party. Despite only having won two seats, the Democratic Party's Sarah Wescot-Williams became Prime Minister.^[2]

Background

Early elections were needed because the Island Council was enlarged from 11 to 15 seats.^[3]

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
National Alliance	6,273	45.87	7	+2
United People's Party	4,936	36.09	6	New
Democratic Party	2,340	17.11	2	–4
Concordia Political Alliance	127	0.93	0	New
Invalid/blank votes	333	–	–	–
Total	14,009	100	15	+4
Registered voters/turnout	19,601	71.47	–	–
Source: Election Passport

Elections and referendums in Sint Maarten

Elections	1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2010 2014 2016

Referendums	1994 2000

See also: Elections in the Netherlands Antilles

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 12/7/2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.