Parliament of Curaçao Parlamento di Kòrsou | |
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3rd Curaçaoan Parliament | |
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Type | |
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History | |
Founded | 10 October 2010 |
Leadership | |
Speaker | |
Structure | |
Seats | 21 |
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Political groups | Government (13)
Opposition (8)
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Length of term | 4 years |
Elections | |
Party-list proportional representation | |
Last election | 19 March 2021 |
Motto | |
Latin: Cum lege libertas (Freedom under the law) | |
Meeting place | |
Willemstad | |
Website | |
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The Parliament of Curaçao[2] (Papiamento: Parlamento di Kòrsou) consists of 21 members, each elected for a four-year term in a general election. The first Parliament was installed on 10 October 2010, following the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, and consisted of the members of the island council elected on 27 August 2010.
The first Speaker of the Parliament was Ivar Asjes (Pueblo Soberano), while Amerigo Thodé (Movementu Futuro Korsou) was the Deputy Speaker.[3]
The incumbent Speaker of Parliament is Charetti America-Francisca.[4]
Speaker | Deputy Speaker | Period |
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Ivar Asjes (PS) | Amerigo Thodé (MFK) | 2010–2012[5] |
Dean Rozier (Independent, former MFK) | Anthony Godett (FOL) | 2012[5] |
Amerigo Thodé (MFK) | Jaime Córdoba (PS) | 2012[6] |
Marcolino Franco (PAIS) | 2012–2015[7] | |
Humphrey Davelaar (PNP) | 2015–2016[7] | |
Humphrey Davelaar (PNP) | Jaime Córdoba (PS) | 2016–2017[8] |
Giselle McWilliam (MAN) | Marilyn Alcalá-Wallé (PAR) | 2017[9] |
Gilmar Pisas (MFK) | Norberto Ribeiro (KdnT) | 2017[10] |
Amerigo Thodé (MFK) | Eduard Braam | 2017[11] |
William Millerson (PAR) | Giselle McWilliam (Partido MAN) | 11 May 2017 – 3 June 2020[12][13] |
Ana-Maria Pauletta (PAR) | 3 June 2020 – 11 May 2021[13] | |
Charetti America-Francisca (MFK) | Ruthmilda Larmonie-Cecilia (PNP) | 11 May 2021 – present[1] |
Party | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats | +/– | |
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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 | |
Kòrsou Esun Miho | 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 | |
National Innovation Party | 3,734 | 4.40 | –0.93 | 0 | –1 | |
Curaçao with Vision | 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 | |
Progressive Movement | 1,462 | 1.72 | –3.22 | 0 | –1 | |
Sovereign People | 1,215 | 1.43 | –3.71 | 0 | –1 | |
Invalid/blank votes | 1,052 | – | – | – | – | |
Total | 85,910 | 100 | – | 21 | 0 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 116,146 | 73.97 | +7.57 | – | – | |
Source: SECC |
The parliament is housed in the Statengebouw on the Julianaplein in Punda. The building has 21 steps representing the 21 seats.[14] Between 2010 and 2014, the parliament met in the building of the Island Council on Ansinghstraat, because the building was being renovated.[15]