| Country: | Curaçao |
| Election Date: | 5 October 2016 |
| Previous Election: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2017 |
| Seats For Election: | All 21 seats in Parliament |
| Majority Seats: | 11 |
| Party1: | Partido MAN |
| Leader1: | Hensley Koeiman |
| Percentage1: | 16.23 |
| Seats1: | 4 |
| Last Election1: | 2 |
| Party2: | Movement for the Future of Curaçao |
| Leader2: | Gerrit Schotte |
| Percentage2: | 16.01 |
| Seats2: | 4 |
| Last Election2: | 5 |
| Party3: | Party for the Restructured Antilles |
| Leader3: | Eugene Rhuggenaath |
| Percentage3: | 15.10 |
| Seats3: | 4 |
| Last Election3: | 4 |
| Party4: | KNT |
| Leader4: | Amparo dos Santos |
| Percentage4: | 10.43 |
| Seats4: | 3 |
| Last Election4: | New |
| Party5: | National People's Party (Curaçao) |
| Leader5: | Humphrey Davelaar |
| Percentage5: | 8.87 |
| Seats5: | 2 |
| Last Election5: | 1 |
| Party6: | Sovereign People |
| Leader6: | Ben Whiteman |
| Percentage6: | 6.73 |
| Seats6: | 2 |
| Last Election6: | 5 |
| Party7: | UKH |
| Leader7: | Omayra Leeflang |
| Percentage7: | 6.12 |
| Seats7: | 1 |
| Last Election7: | New |
| Party8: | MP |
| Leader8: | Marilyn Moses |
| Percentage8: | 5.23 |
| Seats8: | 1 |
| Last Election8: | New |
| Prime Minister | |
| Before Election: | Ben Whiteman |
| Before Party: | Sovereign People |
| After Election: | Hensley Koeiman |
| After Party: | Partido MAN |
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]
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 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 |