Democratic Party Sint Maarten

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The Democratic Party Sint Maarten (Democratische Partij Sint Maarten) is a political party in Sint Maarten, the Netherlands Antilles. At the legislative elections in the Netherlands Antilles, 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.