The Democratic Party Sint Maarten (Democratische Partij Sint Maarten) is a political party

Political party

A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...

 in Sint Maarten. The party has long been associated with its powerful leader and business tycoon Claude Wathey

Claude Wathey

Claude Wathey , was a prominent politician of the Democratic Party from the island of Sint Maarten. He was knighted by the Dutch Crown for his political longevity...

. Wathey stepped down from his leadership post in 1992.

At the legislative elections in the Netherlands Antilles

Elections in the Netherlands Antilles

Elections in the Netherlands Antilles gives information on election and election results of the estates of the former Netherlands Antilles.The Netherlands Antilles had a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often had a chance of gaining power alone, and parties had to...

, 18 January 2002, the party won 5.5% of the popular vote and 2 out of 22 seats. At the elections of 27 January 2006, it lost and only won 1 out of 22 seats.

After the last island elections in April 2007 the party's leader, Sarah Wescott-Williams won the individual popular vote, with 2,188 votes, retaining her leadership of the local government.