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 were elected by proportional representation.

[4] 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.

The primary elections took place on 20 and 21 August 2016, with seven of the fifteen participating parties qualifying:[6]