2000 Sint Maarten status referendum

A status referendum was held on the island of Sint Maarten on 22 June 2000.^[1]

Background

After the 1994 referendum failed to show support for a separate status for Sint Maarten, the island council of Sint Maarten organized a new referendum in June 2000. This referendum came out in favour of a separate status for Sint Maarten as a country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and sparked a new series of referendums across the Netherlands Antilles.

Results

I am in favor of:

1. Sint Maarten maintaining its present status;
2. Sint Maarten remaining a part of a restructured Netherlands Antilles;
3. Sint Maarten becoming a country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands;
4. Sint Maarten becoming an independent country.^[2]

Choice	Votes	%
Maintaining the present status	332	3.72
Remaining a part of a restructured Netherlands Antilles	1,050	11.82
Becoming a country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands	6,212	69.98
Independence	1,282	14.44
Invalid/blank votes	145	–
Total	9,021	100
Registered voters/turnout	16,193	55.70
Source: Direct Democracy

See also

• Dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles
  • 2004 Bonaire status referendum
  • 2004 Saban status referendum
  • 2005 Curaçao status referendum
  • 2005 Sint Eustatius status referendum

References

1. Cahoon, Benjamin M. "Islands of the Netherlands Antilles: Sint Maarten". World Statesmen. Archived from the original on 2007-02-20. Retrieved 2007-02-02.
2. Sint Maarten (Netherlands Antilles), 23 June 2000: Status Direct Democracy (in German)