2010 Sint Maarten general election

none Sint Maarten 17 September 2010 2007 2014 All 15 seats in Parliament 71.47% 8 National Alliance (Sint Maarten) William Marlin 5 45.87 7 UPP Theo Heyliger New 36.09 6 Democratic Party Sint Maarten Sarah Wescott-Williams 6 17.11 2 Prime Minister Office established Sarah Wescott-Williams Democratic Party Sint Maarten 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.RNW.nl - Kandidatenlijsten verkiezingen Sint Maarten ingediend https://web.archive.org/web/20110609215339/http://www.rnw.nl/caribiana/article/kandidatenlijsten-verkiezingen-sint-maarten-ingediend 2011-06-09 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.RNW.nl - Wescot verrassende eerste premier Sint Maarten https://web.archive.org/web/20110506041214/http://www.rnw.nl/caribiana/article/wescot-verrassende-eerste-premier-sint-maarten 2011-05-06 Background Early elections were needed because the Island Council was enlarged from 11 to 15 seats.RNW.nl - Eilandsraad Sint Maarten unaniem achter staatsregeling Results File:Sint Maarten Estates 2010.svg National Alliance 6273 7 +2 United People's Party 4936 6 New Democratic Party 2340 2 –4 Concordia Political Alliance 127 0 New #FFD700 333 +4 19601 Election Passporthttp://www.electionpassport.com/files/MB/MB.xlsx Sint Maarten Election Passport Aftermath The Island Council was converted into the Estates of Sint Maarten after Sint Maarten received country status within the Kingdom of the Netherlands on 10 October 2010. References General election Sint Maarten Sint Maarten Category:Elections in Sint Maarten Category:September 2010 elections Category:September 2010 in North America