General elections were held in
Curaçao
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Curaçao includ ...
on 5 October 2016, having been postponed from 30 September due to
Hurricane Matthew
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. A total of thirteen parties participated.
Electoral system
The 21 members of the
Estates were elected by
proportional representation
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. 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 election
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s 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:
Results
References
{{Curaçao elections
Curacao
General
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Elections in Curaçao
Curacao