The United People's Party (Dutch: Verenigde Volkspartij) is a political party in Sint Maarten founded in 2010.[4][5]
United People's Party | |
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Leader | Rolando Brison[1] |
Founded | 24 July 2010 11 April 2010[2] |
Youth wing | UP Next |
Political position | Centre-right[3] |
National affiliation | United Democrats (2017–2020) |
Colours | Green |
Parliament of Sint Maarten | 3 / 15 |
Website | |
UPParty.sx | |
In 2014, the youth arm of the United People’s Party, “UP Next”, was launched at the Hard Rock Café in Phillipsburg, Sint Maarten.[6]
Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Government |
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2010 | Theo Heyliger | 4,936 | 36.09% | 6 / 15
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New | Coalition (2010-2012) |
Opposition (2012-2014) | ||||||
2014 | 6,156 | 42.46% | 7 / 15
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1 | Coalition (2014-2015) | |
Opposition (2015-2016) | ||||||
2016 | 4,130 | 29.06% | 5 / 15
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2 | Opposition (2016-2017) | |
Coalition (2017-2018) | ||||||
2018 | Merged into United Democrats | |||||
2020 | Theo Heyliger | 3,231 | 24.18% | 4 / 15
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3 | Coalition |
2024 | Rolando Brison | 2,814 | 19.48% | 3 / 15
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1 | Opposition |