Sint Maarten general election, 1959

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General elections were held in Sint Maarten on 25 May 1959. The result was a victory for the Democratic Party, which won four of the five Island Council seats.^[1]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Democratic Party	392	63.84	4	0
Nationale Volkspartij	149	24.27	1	0
Windward Islands People's Party	69	11.24	0	New
Hassell-Wilson, C	4	00.65	0	New
Invalid/blank votes		–	–	–
Total	856	100	5	0
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. 38–39, 180. 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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