2016 Sint Maarten general election

General elections were held in Sint Maarten on 26 September 2016.[1][2]

Electoral system

The 15 seats in the Estates were elected by proportional representation.[3] In order to participate in the election, new parties and parties without a seat in parliament were required to obtain at least 146 signatures; 1% of the valid votes of the 2014 parliamentary elections.[4]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	United People's Party	4,130	29.06	5	–2
	National Alliance	3,778	26.59	5	+1
	United St. Maarten Party	2,784	19.59	3	+1
	Democratic Party Sint Maarten	1,813	12.76	2	0
	St. Maarten Christian Party	848	5.97	0	New
	St. Maarten Development Movement	346	2.43	0	New
	People's Progressive Alliance	234	1.65	0	0
	One St. Maarten People Party	203	1.43	0	0
	Helping Our People Excel	75	0.53	0	New
Total		14,211	100.00	15	0
Valid votes		14,211	97.36
Invalid/blank votes		385	2.64
Total votes		14,596	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		22,302	65.45
Source: Government of Sint Maarten[5]

References

1. "Snap elections now on Sept. 26, 2016" (PDF). The Daily Herald. 15 December 2015. p. 1.
2. "NA 5, UP 5, USP 3, DP 2". The Daily Herald. 27 September 2016. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
3. The Constitution Archived 2016-03-25 at the Wayback Machine Estates of Sint Maarten
4. "Election Ordinance" (PDF). Government of Sint Maarten.
5. "Parliament elections September 26, 2016" (PDF). Government of Sint Maarten.