2016 Curaçao general election
# 2016 Curaçao general election

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

## Electoral system

The 21 members of the Estates are elected by proportional representation. 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; i.e. 870 votes.

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

| 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 | Qualified for the main elections |
| Un Korsou Hustu | UKH | Omayra Leeflang | 1,361 | Qualified for the main elections |
| Movementu Progresivo | MP | Marylin Moses | 1,240 | Qualified for the main elections |
| Movementu Kousa Promé | MKP | Rene Rosalia | 1,122 | Qualified for the main elections |
| Democratic Party | DP | Geraldine Parris | 1,094 | Qualified for the main elections |
| Partido pro Kòrsou | | Ivar Asjes | 965 | Qualified for the main elections |
| 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

| Party | 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 | Total | 79,120 | 100.00 | 21 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 79,120 | 98.38 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,303 | 1.62 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 80,423 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 120,456 | 66.77 | | |
| Source: KSE ||||||
