2012 Curaçao general election

none June 2026 Curaçao no 19 October 2012 2010 2016 All 21 seats in Parliament 11 76.10% ( 10.29 pp) Helmin Wiels Sovereign People 4 5 22.67 Gerrit Schotte Movement for the Future of Curaçao 5 5 21.21 Emily de Jongh-Elhage Real Alternative Party 8 4 19.75 Alex Rosaria nl Party for Advancement and Social Innovation 0 4 17.58 Charles Cooper (politician) Charles Cooper nl Charles Cooper (politicus) pap Charles Cooper Partido MAN 2 2 9.54 Humphrey Davelaar nl pap National People's Party (Curaçao) 1 1 5.90 Anthony Godett nl pap Workers' Liberation Front (Curaçao) 1 0 2.06 Prime Minister Gerrit Schotte Movement for the Future of Curaçao Stanley Betrian Independent General elections were held in Curaçao on 19 October 2012.http://www.versgeperst.com/nieuws/170971/pais-en-dplaboral-door-naar-verkiezingen.html PAIS en DP/Laboral door naar verkiezingen 9 September 2012 Versgeperst 15 September 2012 Dutch https://web.archive.org/web/20120911144716/http://www.versgeperst.com/nieuws/170971/pais-en-dplaboral-door-naar-verkiezingen.html 11 September 2012 dead dmy-all Early elections for the Curaçao island council were necessary as Gerrit Schotte's cabinet lost its majority in the Estates of Curaçao. The elections were the first of the Curaçao after obtaining the status of country (nl land) within the Kingdom of the Netherlands upon the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in 2010. The election saw six parties obtain one or more of the 21 seats, with Sovereign People and Movement for the Future of Curaçao both winning five. Background The Schotte-cabinet relied on a majority of 11 out of 21 seats in the Estates (the parties Movementu Futuro Korsou (MFK), Pueblo Soberano (PS) and Movishon Antia Nobo (MAN)). When Eugene Cleopa (MAN) and MFK parliamentary leader Dean Rozier decided to leave their fraction, and to stay in the Estates as an individual party, the Cabinet lost its majority. The move of Cleopa and Rozier was a result of problematic relationship with the Netherlands and charges of corruption and nepotism of the Schotte government.Dutch 15 September 2012 NRC 3 August 2012 http://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2012/08/03/regering-curacao-nu-echt-gevallen/ Regering Curaçao nu echt gevallen Primary elections All prospective parties that had no seats in the Estates prior to the election, needed in order to qualify for participation in the elections to obtain 743 support votes: 1% of the number of valid votes during the 2010 elections. The vote took place on 8 and 9 September 2012 amongst the parties.http://www.versgeperst.com/nieuws/170971/pais-en-dplaboral-door-naar-verkiezingen.html PAIS en DP/Laboral door naar verkiezingen versgeperst.com 9 September 2012 23 September 2012 Dutch https://web.archive.org/web/20120911144716/http://www.versgeperst.com/nieuws/170971/pais-en-dplaboral-door-naar-verkiezingen.html 11 September 2012 dead dmy-all Party for Advancement and Social Innovation 4195 Democratic Party–Labour 1019 Partido Aliansa Nobo 449 74340 127 KSE Opinion polls In August and September 2012, opinion polls were conducted among the potential voters indicating they would vote and who already had decided what to vote.http://www.versgeperst.com/nieuws/172968/tweede-peiling-key-research.html Tweede peiling Key Research (Second poll Key Research versgeperst.com 22 September 2012 21 September 2012 Dutch https://web.archive.org/web/20120924050807/http://www.versgeperst.com/nieuws/172968/tweede-peiling-key-research.html 24 September 2012 dead Curaçao general elections, polls 2012 |-style="background:#E9E9E9;" ! align="left"|Parties ! 2010 electionshttp://www.registrosivil.an/eiland2010/index.html Eilandsraadverkiezingen 27 augustus 2010, definitieve uitslag Burgerlijke Stand, Bevolking en Verkiezingen; Government of the Netherlands Antilles 22 September 2012 15 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121115103933/http://www.registrosivil.an/eiland2010/index.html dead% (Seats) ! August 2012 poll% (Seats) ! September 2012 poll% (Seats) ! October 2012 (seats)http://www.amigoe.com/curacao/130299-grote-partijen-ontlopen-elkaar-nauwelijks Grote partijen ontlopen elkaar nauwelijks 2 October 2012 3 October 2012 Amigoe Dutch |- | align="left"|Partido Antiá Restrukturá (PAR) | 30 (8) | 34 (8) | 16 (3) | (4) |- | align="left"|Movementu Futuro Korsou (MFK) | 21 (5) | 27 (6) | 26 (6) | (5) |- | align="left"|Pueblo Soberano (PS) | 19 (4) | 20 (5) | 26 (6) | (4) |- | align="left"|Movishon Antia Nobo (MAN) | 9 (2) | 6 (1) | 5 (1) | (1) |- | align="left"|Partido Frente Obrero Liberashon 30 Di Mei (FOL) | 7 (1) | 2 (0) | 3 (0) | (1) |- | align="left"|Partido Nashonal di Pueblo (PNP) | 6 (1) | 4 (0) | 1 (0) | (1) |- | align="left"|Party for Advancement and Social Innovation (PAIS) | 3 (0) | 5 (1) | 21 (5) | (4) |- | align="left"|Democraat/Laboral(Parti Democraat Laboral) | 5 (0) | 2 (0) | 2 (0) | (1) |- | align="left"|Others | 0 (0) | 1 (0) | 4 (0) | (0) |- | align="left"|Source | Election results | University of Curaçao | University of Curaçao | Fundashon Pro Pueblo |} Results 116,857 people were eligible to vote by satisfying three main criteria,http://www.versgeperst.com/nieuws/177155/116857-kiezers-op-curacao.html 116857 kiezers op Curaçao Versgeperst.com 19 October 2012 19 October 2012 Dutch https://web.archive.org/web/20121023124257/http://www.versgeperst.com/nieuws/177155/116857-kiezers-op-curacao.html 23 October 2012 dead being residents of Curaçao of at least 18 years of age with Dutch citizenship. The elections were supervised by observers from Aruba, Sint Maarten, Trinidad and Tobago and the Dominican Republic.http://www.versgeperst.com/nieuws/177068/verkiezingswaarnemers-bezoeken-betrian.html Verkiezingswaarnemers bezoeken Betrian Dutch 19 October 2012 19 October 2012 Versgeperst.com https://web.archive.org/web/20121022000137/http://www.versgeperst.com/nieuws/177068/verkiezingswaarnemers-bezoeken-betrian.html 22 October 2012 dead The final results were: Sovereign People 19715 5 +1 Movement for the Future of Curaçao 18450 5 0 Party for the Restructured Antilles 17179 4 –4 Party for Advancement and Social Innovation 15286 4 +4 Partido MAN 8294 2 0 National People's Party 5130 1 0 Workers' Liberation Front 1790 0 –1 Democratic Party–Labour 1127 0 0 1963 0 116857 KSE Aftermath Based on these results, PS, MFK and MAN (the 2010 coalition parties) had a majority in the estates, and decided to form a government. The parties signed a declaration to that effect (termed the Zeelandia declaration), while acting governor Adele van der Pluijm-Vrede appointed Glenn Camelia as "informateur" to advise her on a suitable majority government.3 November 2012 Curacao Chronicle http://www.curacaochronicle.com/local/formation-process-new-curacao-government-officially-started/ Formation Process New Curacao Government Officially Started 26 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121101011745/http://www.curacaochronicle.com/local/formation-process-new-curacao-government-officially-started/ 1 November 2012 dead MFK pulled out of negotiations on 28 October, stating unfavorable comments of PS-leader Wiels on radio as the cause.3 November 2012 The Daily Herald http://www.thedailyherald.com/islands/1-islands-news/32838-schotte-withdraws-from-discussions-.html Schotte withdraws from discussions 29 October 2012 A majority was formed based on PS, PAIS, PNP and Glenn Sulvaran (who had left PAR to become an independent member of parliament), which formed an interim cabinet led by Daniel Hodge. The interim cabinet was succeeded by the cabinet-Asjes on 7 June 2013.http://nos.nl/artikel/515584-regering-curacao-beedigd.html Regering Curaçao beëdigd Dutch 7 June 2013 7 June 2013 References External links Electoral office General election Curaçao Category:Elections in Curaçao