2016 Curaçao general election

none Curaçao 5 October 2016 2012 2017 All 21 seats in Parliament 11 66.77% ( 9.33 pp) Partido MAN Hensley Koeiman 16.23 4 2 Movement for the Future of Curaçao Gerrit Schotte 16.01 4 5 Party for the Restructured Antilles Eugene Rhuggenaath 15.10 4 4 KNT Miro Amparo dos Santos nl 10.43 3 New National People's Party (Curaçao) Humphrey Davelaar nl pap 8.87 2 1 Sovereign People Ben Whiteman 6.73 2 5 UKH Omayra Leeflang nl pap 6.12 1 New MP Marilyn Moses nl 5.23 1 New Prime Minister Ben Whiteman Sovereign People Hensley Koeiman Partido MAN General elections were held in Curaçao on 5 October 2016, having been postponed from 30 September due to Hurricane Matthew.Elections now on Wednesday https://web.archive.org/web/20161001155647/https://thedailyherald.sx/islands/60629-elections-now-on-wednesday 2016-10-01 Daily Herald - Sint Maarten, 30 September 2016Announcement Government Of Curaçao: Date Elections 2016 Curaçao Chronicle, 3 February 2016 A total of thirteen parties participated. http://antilliaansdagblad.com/nieuws-menu/curacao/verkiezingen/14245-zeven-partijen-door-naar-30-9 Zeven partijen door naar 30 september Dutch Antilliaans Dagblad 31 August 2016 20 September 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160920035522/http://antilliaansdagblad.com/nieuws-menu/curacao/verkiezingen/14245-zeven-partijen-door-naar-30-9 dead Electoral system The 21 members of the Estates were elected by proportional representation.Political structure The Economist Intelligence Unit 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;Chairman of Curacao electoral council discusses upcoming general election https://web.archive.org/web/20160713164708/http://www.caribbeannewsnow.com/topstory-Chairman-of-Curacao-electoral-council-discusses-upcoming-general-election-31045.html 2016-07-13 Caribbean News Now, 12 July 2016 i.e. 870 votes. The primary elections took place on 20 and 21 August 2016, with seven of the fifteen participating parties qualifying:http://www.kse.cw/HSB_Voorlopige_uitkomst_Ondersteuning_20_en_21_augustus_2016.pdf 22 August 2016 Ondersteuning van kandidatentlijsten voor de Statenverkiezing van 30 september 2016 op 20 en 21 augustus 2016 Voorlopige uitkomst Dutch Hoofdstembureau Curaçao PartyAbbreviationLeaderVotesQualifiedKòrsou di nos tur KdnTAmparo dos Santos2,178Movementu Patriótiko i Adelanto SosialPASCharles Cooper1,543Un Korsou Hustu UKHOmayra Leeflang1,361Movementu Progresivo MPMarylin Moses1,240Movementu Kousa Promé MKPRene Rosalia1,122Democratic PartyDPGeraldine Parris1,094Partido pro Kòrsou Ivar Asjes965Workers' Liberation FrontFOLWilson Godett622Partido Reskate Integral KòrsouPRIKMilangelo Isidora5051 TIM MAGNO 1TM 378Partido Aliansa Nobo PAN Amado Rojer280Movementu Revelashon BintiR16Darwin de Lanoi273Partido GOOL 205Fórsa Elevá/Partido KooperativistaFE/PKP 62Korsou, Un Pais NoboUPNTito Lopez49Total valid votes11,877Invalid votes245Total votes12,122Source: KSE Results Partido MAN 12839 4 +2 Movement for the Future of Curaçao 12671 4 –1 Party for the Restructured Antilles 11949 4 0 Kòrsou di Nos Tur 8254 3 New National People's Party 7017 2 +1 Sovereign People 5323 2 –3 Un Kòrsou Hustu 4845 1 New Movementu Progresivo 4140 1 New Partido pa Adelanto I Inovashon Soshal 3654 0 –4 Movementu Patriótiko i Adelanto Sosial 3452 0 New #D4AF37 Democratic Party 1963 0 0 Movementu Kousa Promé 1867 0 New #A8279B Pro Kòrsou 1146 0 New #B77F4E 1303 0 120456 KSE References Curacao General Category:Elections in Curaçao Curacao