The Netherlands Antilles had a multi-party system, with numerous political parties to form coalition governments after the elections.
The Estates (Staten) consisted of 21 or 22 members, elected for a four-year term.
Its seats were distributed among the island territories: The 2006 general election resulted in the last Estates that would sit for four years.
It preceded the 2010 Netherlands Antilles general election, which took place in January and was dissolved upon the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles.
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