2021 Curaçao general election

2021 Curaçao general election

19 March 2021 (2021-03-19)
All 21 seats in the Estates of Curaçao 11 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	73.97% ( 7.57pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– MFK Gilmar Pisas 27.76 9 +4 PAR Eugene Rhuggenaath 13.88 4 −2 PNP Ruthmilda Larmonie-Cecilia 12.45 4 +4 MAN Steven Martina 6.43 2 −3 KEM Michelangelo Martines 5.35 1 New TPK Rennox Calmes 5.20 1 New This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Eugene Rhuggenaath PAR Gilmar Pisas MFK

General elections took place in Curaçao on 19 March 2021, two days after the 2021 Dutch general election.

Electoral system

The 21 members of the Estates are elected by proportional representation. Parties that won at least one seat in the 2017 election were allowed to participate automatically and a primary election was held to determine which non-parliamentary parties could run. In the primary, these parties were required to win the equivalent of 1% of the votes cast in the previous general election in order to participate.

Primary election

In Curaçao, parties with no parliamentary representation must compete in a primary, and must receive an equivalent of at least 1% of the total number of votes present in the prior election (in 2017) to participate in the general election. The primary was held on 30 and 31 January. The threshold to advance was 789 votes.

Party		Leader	Votes	% of 2017 turnout	Qualified
	National People's Party	Ruthmilda D. Larmonie-Cecilia	3,374	4.22	Yes
	Curaçao is the Best	Michelangelo Martines	2,686	3.36	Yes
	Work for Curaçao	Rennox Calmes	2,216	2.77	Yes
	A Change for Curaçao	Raichel Sintjacoba	1,514	1.89	Yes
	Democratic Party	Elsa Rozendal	1,492	1.87	Yes
	Curaçao with Vision	Miles B.M. Mercera	1,303	1.63	Yes
	Movementu Kousa Promé	René Rosalia	1,285	1.61	Yes
	Curaçao a New Dutch Municipality	Luigi Faneyte	942	1.18	Yes
	MAVIS Party	Mavis Albertina	758	0.95	No
	KAS Movement	Humphrey Davelaar	746	0.93	No
	Union and Progress	Elvis F. de Andrade	627	0.78	No
	Party for the Wellbeing of Curaçao	Julius Koko	547	0.68	No
	A New Curaçao	Peter Alberto	520	0.65	No
	Awor Ta Basta	Marulla Chirino	350	0.44	No
	New Alliance Party	Amado Rojer	176	0.22	No
	People for Progress Movement	Marco Tyrol	62	0.07	No
Total valid votes			18,598
Total invalid votes			597
Total blank votes			29
Total votes			19,224
Source: Supreme Electoral Council of Curaçao

Campaign period

On 7 March, the fourth candidate on the list of Work for Curaçao, Almier Godett, was shot and killed while trying to calm a family dispute.

Results

Party		Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Movement for the Future of Curaçao	23,559	27.76	+7.88	9	+4
	Real Alternative Party	11,778	13.88	–9.40	4	–2
	National People's Party	10,563	12.45	+8.47	4	+4
	Partido MAN	5,456	6.43	–13.99	2	–3
	Curaçao is the Best	4,537	5.35	New	1	New
	Work for Curaçao	4,411	5.20	New	1	New
	A Change for Curaçao	3,990	4.70	New	0	New
	Partido Inovashon Nashonal	3,734	4.40	–0.93	0	–1
	Kòrsou Vishonario	3,544	4.18	New	0	New
	Kòrsou di Nos Tur	3,521	4.15	–5.29	0	–2
	Movementu Kousa Promé	2,455	2.89	+0.39	0	0
	Democratic Party	2,388	2.81	+2.81	0	0
	Curaçao a New Dutch Municipality	2,245	2.65	New	0	New
	Movementu Progresivo	1,462	1.72	–3.22	0	–1
	Sovereign People	1,215	1.43	–3.71	0	–1
Total		84,858	100.00	–	21	0
Valid votes		84,858	98.78
Invalid/blank votes		1,052	1.22
Total votes		85,910	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		116,146	73.97
Source: SECC