# United People’s Coalition > political party on Sint Eustatius **Wikidata**: [Q101627477](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q101627477) **Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/united-peoples-coalition ## Summary The United People's Coalition is a political party operating on Sint Eustatius, a special municipality of the Netherlands. As a political organization, it seeks to influence government policy and actions with the aim of being elected to directly participate in government or legislation. The party is active within the Dutch political framework at the local island level. ## Key Facts - **Entity Type:** Political party — an organization that seeks to influence government policy and actions and be elected to directly take part in government or legislation - **Operating Area:** Sint Eustatius (also known as Statia), a Caribbean island and special municipality of the Netherlands - **Country:** Netherlands - **Logo:** Available via Wikimedia Commons (file: `Upc_logo_Sint_Eustatius_2015.png`) - **Wikipedia Presence:** One sitelink, in Dutch (nl) Wikipedia - **Google Knowledge Graph ID:** `/g/11hszk3h6n` - **Wikimedia Project Maintenance:** Maintained under the "Wiki goes Caribbean" WikiProject, associated with the Dutch Wikipedia (as of June 20, 2023) - **Wikimedia Focus List:** Listed on the focus list of the "Wiki goes Caribbean" Wikimedia project ## FAQs **Where does the United People's Coalition operate?** The party operates on Sint Eustatius, a small Caribbean island that is a special municipality of the Netherlands. Its political activity is confined to this local jurisdiction within the broader Dutch governmental structure. **Is the United People's Coalition a national or local party?** It is a local political party. While it falls under the sovereign umbrella of the Netherlands as a country, its operating area is specifically Sint Eustatius, indicating it focuses on island-level governance and policy rather than national Dutch politics. **What Wikimedia attention has the United People's Coalition received?** The party is maintained under the "Wiki goes Caribbean" WikiProject on the Dutch Wikipedia and has been included on that project's focus list. It has one Wikipedia article in Dutch, reflecting its regional significance within the Caribbean Netherlands context. ## Why It Matters The United People's Coalition represents the local democratic voice of Sint Eustatius, one of the three BES islands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba) that are special municipalities of the Netherlands. Political parties at this level are critical because they give residents representation and advocacy within the Dutch governmental system, which administers these Caribbean territories from a considerable geographic and cultural distance. Local parties like the United People's Coalition serve as vehicles for island-specific concerns — infrastructure, economic development, public services — that may not be prioritized in national Dutch political discourse. The existence of such parties underscores the complexity of the Kingdom of the Netherlands' political architecture, where European and Caribbean governance structures intersect. ## Notable For - Being one of the political parties operating on Sint Eustatius, a small Caribbean special municipality of the Netherlands with a population of roughly 3,000–4,000 residents - Falling under the "Wiki goes Caribbean" initiative, which signals its relevance to efforts documenting Caribbean Netherlands topics on Wikimedia platforms - Having a Wikipedia presence exclusively in Dutch, consistent with Sint Eustatius being an integral part of the Netherlands and Dutch being an official language on the island ## Body ### Classification and Political Role The United People's Coalition is classified as a political party. In general terms, a political party is an organization that seeks to influence government policy and actions, and aims to be elected to directly participate in government or legislation. The United People's Coalition fulfills this role within the specific context of Sint Eustatius, competing in island council elections and shaping local governance. ### Geographic and Political Context The party's operating area is Sint Eustatius, a Caribbean island and special municipality of the Netherlands. Sint Eustatius became a special municipality of the Netherlands on October 10, 2010, following the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles. As such, the United People's Coalition operates within the Dutch political and legal framework, at the local municipal level. The country value for the party is listed as the Netherlands, with references to official documentation (`ER20201021/743990`), recorded in a structured knowledge base as of January 6, 2026. ### Branding and Visual Identity The party's logo is hosted on Wikimedia Commons and can be accessed at the following URL: `https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Upc_logo_Sint_Eustatius_2015.png`. The filename includes the year 2015, suggesting the logo dates from or was uploaded in connection with activities around that year. ### Digital and Knowledge Graph Presence The United People's Coalition has a limited but structured digital footprint: - **Wikidata:** The party has a structured entry with a description reading "political party on Sint Eustatius." - **Wikipedia:** There is one Wikipedia sitelink, in the Dutch language (nl), reflecting the island's administrative ties to the Netherlands. - **Google Knowledge Graph:** The entity is indexed under the ID `/g/11hszk3h6n`. ### Wikimedia Project Engagement The party is associated with the "Wiki goes Caribbean" WikiProject, a collaborative effort to improve coverage of Caribbean topics on Wikimedia platforms. Specifically: - It is **maintained by** the "Wiki goes Caribbean" WikiProject, with qualifiers indicating the association is part of the Dutch Wikipedia and was recorded on June 20, 2023. - It appears on the **focus list** of the "Wiki goes Caribbean" Wikimedia project, indicating it has been identified as a topic deserving editorial attention and improvement. ## References 1. Verkiezingsuitslagen.nl