General elections were held in

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on 26 September 2016.

Electoral system

The 15 seats in the Estates were elected by

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.The Constitution
Estates of Sint Maarten 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

References

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