2016 Curaçao general election

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General elections were held in Curaçao on 5 October 2016, having been postponed from 30 September due to Hurricane Matthew.[1][2] A total of thirteen parties participated.[3]

Electoral system[]

The 21 members of the Estates are elected by proportional representation.[4] Parties that won seats in the previous elections are allowed to participate, whilst primary elections are held to determine which other parties can run, with parties required to receive the equivalent of 1% of the vote at the previous elections in order to participate.

Primary elections[]

Primary elections were held prior to the elections for new parties or parties that had failed to win seats in the previous elections in 2012, with parties having to obtain the equivalent of 1% of the vote in the previous elections;[5] i.e. 870 votes.

The primary elections took place on 20 and 21 August 2016, with seven of the fifteen participating parties qualifying:[6]

Party Abbreviation Leader Votes Notes
Kòrsou di nos tur KdnT Amparo dos Santos 2,178 Qualified for the main elections
Movementu Patriótiko i Adelanto Sosial PAS Charles Cooper 1,543
Un Korsou Hustu UKH Omayra Leeflang 1,361
Movementu Progresivo MP Marylin Moses 1,240
Movementu Kousa Promé MKP Rene Rosalia 1,122
Democratic Party DP Geraldine Parris 1,094
Partido pro Kòrsou Ivar Asjes 965
Workers' Liberation Front FOL Wilson Godett 622
Partido Reskate Integral Kòrsou PRIK Milangelo Isidora 505
1 TIM MAGNO 1TM 378
Partido Aliansa Nobo PAN Amado Rojer 280
Movementu Revelashon Binti R16 Darwin de Lanoi 273
Partido GOOL 205
Fórsa Elevá/Partido Kooperativista FE/PKP 62
Korsou, Un Pais Nobo UPN Tito Lopez 49

Results[]

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Partido MAN12,83916.234+2
Movement for the Future of Curaçao12,67116.014–1
Party for the Restructured Antilles11,94915.1040
8,25410.433New
National People's Party7,0178.872+1
Sovereign People5,3236.732–3
4,8456.121New
4,1405.231New
Partido pa Adelanto I Inovashon Soshal3,6544.620–4
Movementu Patriótiko i Adelanto Sosial3,4524.360New
Democratic Party1,9632.4800
Movementu Kousa Promé1,8672.360New
Pro Kòrsou1,1461.450New
Total79,120100.00210
Valid votes79,12098.38
Invalid/blank votes1,3031.62
Total votes80,423100.00
Registered voters/turnout120,45666.77
Source: KSE

References[]

  1. ^ Elections now on Wednesday Archived 2016-10-01 at the Wayback Machine Daily Herald - Sint Maarten, 30 September 2016
  2. ^ Announcement Government Of Curaçao: Date Elections 2016 Curaçao Chronicle, 3 February 2016
  3. ^ "Zeven partijen door naar 30 september" (in Dutch). Antilliaans Dagblad. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  4. ^ Political structure The Economist Intelligence Unit
  5. ^ Chairman of Curacao electoral council discusses upcoming general election Caribbean News Now, 12 July 2016
  6. ^ "Ondersteuning van kandidatentlijsten voor de Statenverkiezing van 30 september 2016 op 20 en 21 augustus 2016 Voorlopige uitkomst" (PDF). Hoofdstembureau Curaçao (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 August 2016.
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