The People's Crusade Labour Party (Dutch: Partij van de Arbeid en de Volksstrijd; Papiamento: Partido Laboral Krusada Popular, PLKP), sometimes referred to as simply Laboral, was a political party in Curaçao founded in 1997.[1] It was known as the party of the labour unions.
People's Crusade Labour Party Partido Laboral Krusada Popular | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Errol Goeloe |
| Founded | May 1, 1997[1] |
| Ideology | Social democracy Labourism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| Regional affiliation | COPPPAL (Observer) |
| Colours | Red (2012 election) Pink |
| Estates of Curaçao | 0 |
| Website | |
| plkp | |
By obtaining 1019 registrations of support, the party qualified (a minimum of 743 was required) for participation in the Curaçao General Election of 2012 on 19 October in a combined list with the Democratic Party (DP), named Partido Democrat Laboral (Democratic Labour Party).[2][3] The group obtained 1.2% of the votes which was insufficient for a seat.[4]
Netherlands Antilles
editThe party was founded as the labour unions wanted to have a say in politics of Curaçao.[1] At the legislative elections in the Netherlands Antilles, 18 January 2002, the party won 12.1% of the popular vote of Curaçao and 2 out of 22 seats in the Estates of the Netherlands Antilles.[5] At the elections of 27 January 2006, the party lost parliamentary representation in the Netherlands Antilles.[6]
| Netherlands Antilles general elections | |||||
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| Year | Leader | Seats | +/– seats | Votes | |
| 1998 | Errol Cova | 3 / 14
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 3
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| 2002 | 2 / 14
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 1
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9,695 | 14.44 | |
| 2006 | 0 / 14
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2
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4,293 | 6.09 | |
| 2010 | 0 / 14
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Did not contest | |||
| Curaçao island council elections | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Leader | Seats | +/– seats | Votes | % |
| 1999 | Errol Cova | 4 / 21
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4
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| 2003 | 3 / 21
|
1
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8,785 | 13.08 | |
| 2007 | 0 / 21
|
3
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1,227 | 1.65 | |
| 2010 | Errol Goeloe | 0 / 21
|
509 | 0.68 | |
| 2012 | 0 / 21
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| 2016 | 0 / 21
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n/a | Did not contest | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c Leoni Leidel-Schenk (12 October 2012). "Partijen aan het woord: Partido laboral/Democraat" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 18 April 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ Natasja Gibbs (22 August 2012). "Democrat en Laboral sluiten alliantie". Radio Netherlands Worldwide (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 26 August 2012.
- ^ "Voorverkiezingen". Main Electoral Office, Curacao (Conseho Supremo Elektoral) (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ "Pueblo Soberano Biggest Party After Elections 2012". Curaçao Chronicle. 19 October 2012. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ^ "Totaaluitslag 2002". Main Electoral Office, Curacao (Conseho Supremo Elektoral) (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ "Totaaluitslag 2006". Main Electoral Office, Curacao (Conseho Supremo Elektoral) (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 October 2012.
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