United St. Maarten Party Explained

United St. Maarten Party
Colours: Blue[1]
Leader:Pamela Gordon-Carty
Founder:Frans Richardson
Founded:[2]
Split:National Alliance
Ideology:Communitarianism
Leader1 Title:Deputy leader
Leader2 Title:President
Seats1 Title:Parliament of Sint Maarten
Country:Sint Maarten

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]

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

Election results

General elections

ElectionLeaderVotes%Seats+/–Status
2014Frans Richardson1,63611.28%New
20162,78419.59% 1
20181,78813.19% 1
20201,76213.19% 0
Jan 2024Pamela Gordon-Carty6864.75% 2

Notes and References

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

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