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]