General elections were held in Sint Maarten on 6 May 1983. The Island Council seats increased from five to seven. The result was a victory for the Democratic Party, which won five of the seven Island Council seats.[6]
^ abLynch, Edgar H.; Lynch, Julian C. (1999). Know Your Political History (Rev. ed.). Philipsburg, St. Martin: House of Nehesi Publ. pp. 42, 52, 185–186. ISBN0913441325.