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]
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5 October 2016
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Electoral system
The 21 members of the Estates were elected by proportional representation.[4] Parties that won seats in the previous elections were allowed to participate, whilst primary elections were held to determine which other parties can run, with parties required to receive the equivalent of 1% of the vote from 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 | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kòrsou di nos tur | KdnT | Amparo dos Santos | 2,178 | Yes |
| Movementu Patriótiko i Adelanto Sosial | PAS | Charles Cooper | 1,543 | Yes |
| Un Korsou Hustu | UKH | Omayra Leeflang | 1,361 | Yes |
| Movementu Progresivo | MP | Marylin Moses | 1,240 | Yes |
| Movementu Kousa Promé | MKP | Rene Rosalia | 1,122 | Yes |
| Democratic Party | DP | Geraldine Parris | 1,094 | Yes |
| Partido pro Kòrsou | Ivar Asjes | 965 | Yes | |
| Workers' Liberation Front | FOL | Wilson Godett | 622 | No |
| Partido Reskate Integral Kòrsou | PRIK | Milangelo Isidora | 505 | No |
| 1 TIM MAGNO | 1TM | 378 | No | |
| Partido Aliansa Nobo | PAN | Amado Rojer | 280 | No |
| Movementu Revelashon Binti | R16 | Darwin de Lanoi | 273 | No |
| Partido GOOL | 205 | No | ||
| Fórsa Elevá/Partido Kooperativista | FE/PKP | 62 | No | |
| Korsou, Un Pais Nobo | UPN | Tito Lopez | 49 | No |
| Total valid votes | 11,877 | |||
| Invalid votes | 245 | |||
| Total votes | 12,122 | |||
| Source: KSE | ||||
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partido MAN | 12,839 | 16.23 | 4 | +2 | |
| Movement for the Future of Curaçao | 12,671 | 16.01 | 4 | –1 | |
| Party for the Restructured Antilles | 11,949 | 15.10 | 4 | 0 | |
| Kòrsou di Nos Tur | 8,254 | 10.43 | 3 | New | |
| National People's Party | 7,017 | 8.87 | 2 | +1 | |
| Sovereign People | 5,323 | 6.73 | 2 | –3 | |
| Un Kòrsou Hustu | 4,845 | 6.12 | 1 | New | |
| Movementu Progresivo | 4,140 | 5.23 | 1 | New | |
| Partido pa Adelanto I Inovashon Soshal | 3,654 | 4.62 | 0 | –4 | |
| Movementu Patriótiko i Adelanto Sosial | 3,452 | 4.36 | 0 | New | |
| Democratic Party | 1,963 | 2.48 | 0 | 0 | |
| Movementu Kousa Promé | 1,867 | 2.36 | 0 | New | |
| Pro Kòrsou | 1,146 | 1.45 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 79,120 | 100.00 | 21 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 79,120 | 98.38 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,303 | 1.62 | |||
| Total votes | 80,423 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 120,456 | 66.77 | |||
| Source: KSE | |||||