The Sint Maarten general election of 2010 (formally: island council elections of 2010) were held on 17 September 2010. The election was formally held for the island council

Island council (Netherlands Antilles)

The island council was governing body of the island area, an administrative level of the Netherlands Antilles until its dissolution.Island councils existed for:*Aruba *Bonaire*Curaçao*Saba...

 of the island area Sint Maarten (Netherlands Antilles), but its members automatically became members of the Estates of Sint Maarten

Estates of Sint Maarten

The Parliament of Sint Maarten consists of 15 members, each elected for a four year term in a general election. The first Parliament was installed on 10 October 2010, the date of the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, and consist of the members of the island council elected on 17 September...

 after Sint Maarten received country status within the Kingdom of the Netherlands

Kingdom of the Netherlands

The Kingdom of the Netherlands is a sovereign state and constitutional monarchy with territory in Western Europe and in the Caribbean. The four parts of the Kingdom—Aruba, Curaçao, the Netherlands, and Sint Maarten—are referred to as "countries", and participate on a basis of equality...

 on 10 October 2010. Early elections were needed because the island council was enlarged from 11 to 15 seats.

Results

Four parties handed in their candidate lists for the election. The election resulted in a victory for the National Alliance led by William Marlin. United People was a newcomer on the electoral field and was led by Theo Heyliger, a former member of the island government for the Democratic Party and won 6 seats.
After the election, the Democratic Party entered into a coalition with United People. Despite only having won two seats, the Democratic Party will delivered Sint Maarten's first Prime Minister

Prime Minister of Sint Maarten

The Prime Minister of Sint Maarten became the head of government of Sint Maarten after the Netherlands Antilles had been dissolved on 10 October 2010. The Prime Minister, together with the his Council of Ministers and the Governor of Sint Maarten form the executive branch of the government of Sint...

, Sarah Wescot-Williams

Sarah Wescot-Williams

Sarah Wescot-Williams is the leader of the Democratic Party of Sint Maarten and the first Prime Minister of Sint Maarten. Even though her party only managed to secure two seats in the Sint Maarten general election of 2010, she was selected as Prime Minister in the coalition agreement between United...

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