National People's Party (Curaçao)

The National People's Party (PNP, Papiamento: Partido Nashonal di Pueblo; Dutch: Nationale Volkspartij) is a Christian democratic political party in Curaçao established in 1948. The party participated in island council elections of the territory Curaçao as well as the Curaçao-constituency of the Estates of the Netherlands Antilles until the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in 2010.

National People's Party
Papiamento: Partido Nashonal di Pueblo
Dutch: Nationale Volkspartij
LeaderRuthmilda Larmonie-Cecilia
Founded19 April 1948
Split fromCuraçaose Catholic Party
IdeologyChristian democracy
Political positionCentre to centre-right
Regional affiliationChristian Democrat Organization of America
International affiliationCentrist Democrat International
ColoursGreen
Estates of Curaçao
4 / 21
Website
PNP Kòrsou

The party then held seats in the first, second and third Estates of Curaçao,[1][2] but lost that seat in the 2017 elections. They would obtain their best ever result in the next elections in 2021 for the fifth Estates, winning four seats and over 12% of the votes case.

Netherlands Antilles

The party was founded in 1948 by Moises Frumencio da Costa Gomez, the first Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles.[3] Five other minister presidents of the country were affiliated with the PNP. At the legislative elections in the Netherlands Antilles in 2002, 2006 and 2010 respectively, the party won three,[4] two[5] and one of the 14 Curaçao-seats in the 22 seat Estates of the Netherlands Antilles.

In the island council of the island territory Curaçao in 2003 and 2007, the party won two seats.[6][7] In the last island council the party obtained one of the 21 seats. The island council continued as Estates of Curaçao upon the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in October 2010.

Election results
Election Leader Seats +/– Votes  % Position Government
1951 Moises Frumencio da Costa Gomez
9 / 21
1955
9 / 21
1959
10 / 21
1963
12 / 21
1967 Juancho Evertsz
6 / 21
1971
7 / 21
1975
6 / 21
1979
5 / 21
1983
7 / 21
1987 Maria Liberia-Peters
8 / 21
 Increase 1 26,090 36.64 1st
1991
10 / 21
 Increase 2 33,164 47.02 1st
1995
4 / 21
 Decrease 6 11,906 16.92 3rd Opposition
1999
5 / 21
 Increase 1 15,616 22.13 2nd
2003
2 / 21
 Decrease 3 7,153 10.65 4th
2007 Ersilia de Lannooy
2 / 21
 Steady 7,558 10.15 4th
2010 Humphrey Davelaar
1 / 21
 Decrease 1 4,588 6.2 6th Opposition
2012
1 / 21
 Steady 5,130 5.9 6th Coalition
2016
2 / 21
 Increase 1 7,017 8.9 5th Coalition
2017
0 / 21
 Decrease 0 3,099 3.9 9th Extra-parliamentary
2021 Ruthmilda Larmonie-Cecilia
4 / 21
 Increase 4 10,563 12.5 3rd Coalition

References
  1. "Eilandsraadverkiezingen, 27 augustus 2010". Main Electoral Office, Curaçao (Conseho Supremo Elektoral) (in Dutch).
  2. "Pueblo Soberano Biggest Party After Elections 2012". Curaçao Chronicle. 19 October 2012. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  3. Leoni Leidel-Schenk (12 October 2012). "Partijen aan het woord: PNP" (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  4. "Totaaluitslag 2002". Main Electoral Office, Curaçao (Conseho Supremo Elektoral) (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  5. "Totaaluitslag 2010". Main Electoral Office, Curaçao (Conseho Supremo Elektoral) (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  6. "Verkiezingsuitslag 2003". Main Electoral Office, Curaçao (Conseho Supremo Elektoral) (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  7. "Eilandsraadverkiezingen, 2007". Main Electoral Office, Curaçao (Conseho Supremo Elektoral) (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 October 2012.


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