Sint Maarten general election, 1979

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General elections were held in Sint Maarten on 27 April 1979 to elect the 5 members of the Island Council. The result was a victory for the Democratic Party, which won three of the five Island Council seats.^[1]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Democratic Party	2,126	50.50	3	-1
Sint Maarten Patriotic Movement	1,443	34.28	2	New
Windward Islands People's Movement	366	08.69	0	0
United Progressive Democratic Group	275	06.53	0	New
Invalid/blank votes		–	–	–
Total	4,210	100	5	–
Registered voters/turnout			–	–
Source: Lynch & Lynch^[1]

References

1 2 Lynch, Edgar H.; Lynch, Julian C. (1999). Know Your Political History (Rev. ed.). Philipsburg, St. Martin: House of Nehesi Publ. pp. 41–42, 184–185. ISBN 0913441325.

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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