General elections were held in Sint Maarten on 26 September 2016.
26 September 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All 15 seats in Parliament 8 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 65.45% ( 3.71pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Electoral system
The 15 seats in the Estates were elected by proportional representation. 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.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| 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 | |||||
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