Sint Maarten general election, 1971

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General elections were held in Sint Maarten on 7 May 1971 to elect the 5 members of the Island Council. 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	1,234	59,44	4	-1
Windward Islands People's Movement	552	26,59	1	New
People's Progressive Movement	290	13.97	0	New
Invalid/blank votes		–	–	–
Total	2,076	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. 40, 182. ISBN 0913441325. |access-date= requires |url= (help)

Elections and referendums in Sint Maarten

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

Referendums	1994 2000

See also: Elections in the Netherlands Antilles

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