Sint Maarten general election, 1995

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General elections were held in Sint Maarten on April 7, 1995. The Democratic Party (DP) and the Sint Maarten Patriotic Alliance (SPA) both won five seats, with the other seat in the 11-seat Island council going to the Serious Alternative People's Party (SAPP). The DP and SAPP agreed to form a coalition government.^[1]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Democratic Party	4,323	45.81	5	+2
Sint Maarten Patriotic Alliance	4,177	44.26	5	+1
Serious Alternative People's Party	861	9.12	1	New
PLM	76	0.81	0	New
Invalid/blank votes	99	–	–	–
Total	9,536	100	11	+2
Registered voters/turnout			–	–
Source: Carib Tourism, Lynch & Lynch^[2]

Aftermath

In October 1995 the government collapsed after the resignation of one member of the DP and two from the SAPP.^[1]

References

1 2 History of Sint Maarten Carib Tourism
↑ Edgar H Lynch & Julian C Lynch (1999) Know Your Political History - Revised Edition, House of Nehesi Publishers, p190

Elections and referendums in Sint Maarten

Elections	1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2010 2014 2016

Referendums	1994 2000

See also: Elections in the Netherlands Antilles

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