Democratic Party Sint Maarten
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Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Democratic Party Sint Maarten (Template:Langx) is a political party in Sint Maarten. The party was long associated with its powerful leader, business tycoon Claude Wathey. Wathey stepped down from his leadership post in 1992. The party was dissolved in 2017 and refounded in 2023.
Dissolution and refoundation
In the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, which hit the island hard on 6 September 2017 and paralyzed the economy, the Democratic Party and the United People's Party decided to merge to form the United Democrats.[1]
Five years later, on 10 January 2023, a party congress was announced to take place on 22 January. Party leader Sarah Wescott-Williams cited Sint Maarten's "personal (individual) political system" as a cause for political instability and described the upcoming congress as "more than the usual annual council meeting of the party" and a "regeneration meeting".[2]
Election results
Netherlands Antilles Island Council elections
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Claude Wathey | 365 | 66.97% | Template:Composition bar | New |
| 1959 | 392 | 63.84% | Template:Composition bar | Steady 0 | |
| 1963 | 613 | 71.73% | Template:Composition bar | Steady 0 | |
| 1967 | Unopposed | Template:Composition bar | Increase 1 | ||
| 1971 | 1,234 | 59.44% | Template:Composition bar | Decrease 1 | |
| 1975 | 2,081 | Template:Composition bar | Increase 1 | ||
| 1979 | 2,126 | 50.50% | Template:Composition bar | Decrease 2 | |
| 1983 | 3,342 | 66.85% | Template:Composition bar | Increase 2 | |
| 1987 | 5,036 | 74.19% | Template:Composition bar | Increase 2 | |
| 1991 | 2,837 | 32.88% | Template:Composition bar | Decrease 4 | |
| 1995 | Sarah Wescott-Williams | 4,323 | 45.81% | Template:Composition bar | Increase 2 |
| 1999 | 5,601 | 54.42% | Template:Composition bar | Increase 2 | |
| 2003 | 4,919 | 48.38% | Template:Composition bar | Decrease 1 | |
| 2007 | 6,635 | 49.48% | Template:Composition bar | Steady 0 | |
Sint Maarten general elections
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Sarah Wescott-Williams | 2,340 | 17.11% | Template:Composition bar | Decrease 4 | Coalition |
| 2014 | 2,398 | 16.54% | Template:Composition bar | Steady 0 | Opposition (2014-2015)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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| 2016 | 1,813 | 12.76% | Template:Composition bar | Steady 0 | Coalition (2016-2017)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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| 2018 | Merged into United Democrats | |||||
| 2020 | ||||||
| Jan 2024 | Sarah Wescot-Williams | 1,970 | 13.64% | Template:Composition bar | Increase 2 | Coalition |
| Aug 2024 | 2,069 | 15.12% | Template:Composition bar | Increase 1 | TBA | |
See also
References
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