United St. Maarten Party

The United St. Maarten Party (US Party) is a political party in Sint Maarten founded in 2013 by the former National Alliance deputy leader Frans Richardson.[3] The party currently holds one seat in the parliament of Sint Maarten. In the 2014 general elections, the party obtained two seats, but its then MP-elect Leona Marlin-Romeo left the US Party and became an independent member of parliament.[4]

United St. Maarten Party
LeaderPamela Gordon-Carty
FounderFrans Richardson
Founded22 December 2013 (22 December 2013)[1]
Split fromNational Alliance
IdeologyCommunitarianism
Colours  Blue[2]
Parliament of Sint Maarten
0 / 15

In the 2020 elections, it again won two seats.[5]

Election results

General elections
Election Leader Votes  % Seats +/– Status
2014 Frans Richardson 1,636 11.28%
2 / 15
 New Coalition
2016 2,784 19.59%
3 / 15
 1 Coalition (2016-2017)
Opposition (2017-2018)
2018 1,788 13.19%
2 / 15
 1 Opposition (2018-2019)
Coalition (2019-2020)
2020 1,762 13.19%
2 / 15
 0 Opposition
Jan 2024 Pamela Gordon-Carty 686 4.75%
0 / 15
 2 Extra-parliamentary

References
  1. "United St. Maarten party launched as 'a true alternative' for electorate". The Daily Herald. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  2. "Parties' slates numbered for ballot, SRP gets blue". The Daily Herald. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
    - "Political Parties Contesting 2014 Parliamentary Elections given numbers and colors on Friday". SMN News. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  3. "MP Frans Richardson Launches Political Party to Contest 2014 Parliamentary Elections". SMN-News.com. 22 December 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  4. "Sarah, Leona join UP/De Weever to form broad-based government". The Daily Herald. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  5. "St Maarten election result: Coalition government needed again". Loop St. Lucia.


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