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Jan. 11, 2024 Held

Sint Maarten
Country of Sint Maarten
Election for Staten (Sint Maarten Parliament)

Results

Voter Participation


Cast Votes:14,775
Valid Votes:14,443
Invalid Votes:332
Voter
Turnout*

Seat Share By Party:

Hover to view number and percent of total seats won by party. Eight largest parties shown, with "others" combined if applicable.


Vote Share by Party:

Party Seats Won Seats Change Votes

National Alliance (National Alliance) 4 - 3,455

23.92%

United People's Party (United People's Party) 3 - 2,814

19.48%

Party for Progress (Party for Progress) 2 - 1,717

11.89%

Unified Resilient Sint Maarten Movement (Unified Resilient Sint Maarten Movement) 2 - 2,028

14.04%

Democratic Party (Democratic Party) 2 - 1,970

13.64%

National Opportunity Wealth (National Opportunity Wealth) 2 - 1,481

10.25%

Empire Culture Empowerment (Empire Culture Empowerment) - - 292

2.02%

United St. Maarten Party (United St. Maarten Party) - - 686

4.75%

Results Notes

Results source: Government of Sint Maarten


Election Results Modified: Feb 02, 2024

General Information

At Stake in this Election: 

  • All 15 seats in the Sint Maarten Parliament 

Government Structure:  

  • Chief of State: King WILLEM-ALEXANDER (since 30 April 2013)  

  • Represented by Governor Ajamu G. BALY (since 10 October 2022) 

  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Silveria JACOBS (since 28 March 2020) 

  • Assembly: unicameral Parliament with 15 seats 

Electoral System:  

  • The King is a hereditary monarch. 

  • The Governor is appointed by the King to serve 6-year terms. 

  • The Prime Minister, typically the parliamentary majority leader, is indirectly elected by Parliament. 

  • In Parliament, all 15 members are directly elected by proportional representation vote and serve 4-year terms. 

Last Election: 

In the 2018 parliamentary election, the United Democrats won the largest share of seats (7) followed by the National Alliance (5) and two other parties. Voter turnout was 62%. 

Information for Voters: 

2024 Parliamentary Election (in English) 

Key Deadlines: 

  • Candidate filing deadline: 22 November 2023 

  • Voter registration deadline: 14 November 2023 

Main Parties in this Election: 

  • National Alliance 

  • Leader: Silveria E. JACOBS 

  • Seats won in last election: 5 out of 15 

  • United Sint Maarten Party 

  • Leader: Pamela GORDON-CARTY 

  • Seats won in last election: 2 out of 15 

  • National Opportunity Wealth 

  • Leader: Christophe T. EMMANUEL 

  • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 15 

  • Empire Culture Empowerment Association 

  • Leader: Nigel Emmanuel WIGLEY 

  • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 15 

  • United People Party 

  • Leader: Rolando BRISON 

  • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 15 

  • Party for Progress 

  • Leader: Melissa D. GUMBS 

  • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 15 

  • Unified Resilient Sint Maarten Movement 

  • Leader: Luc F. E. MERCELINA 

  • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 15 

  • Democratic Party / (DP) 

  • Leader: Sarah Agatha WILLIAMS 

  • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 15 

Population and Registered Voters: 

Gender Data: 

  • Female Population: 19,910 (2022) 

  • CEDAW Status: Signed 17 July 1980, Ratified 23 July 1991 (by the Netherlands; Sint Maarten is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) 

  • Female Candidates in this election: Yes 

  • Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 6 out of 15 (40%) in Parliament  

Disability Data: 

  • CRPD Status: Signed 30 March 2007, Ratified 14 June 2016 (by the Netherlands; Sint Maarten is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) 

  • Projected population with a disability: 6,856 (2022 est.) 

IFES Resources: 

  • Does IFES have a presence in Sint Maarten: No  

  • Election Access: Yes 

  • Election Judgements: Yes, 1 judgement  

Election Modified: Dec 28, 2023

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