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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. It was known as the party of the labour unions.

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). The group obtained 1.2% of the votes which was insufficient for a seat.

Netherlands Antilles

The party was founded as the labour unions wanted to have a say in politics of Curaçao. 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. At the elections of 27 January 2006, the party lost parliamentary representation in the Netherlands Antilles.

Netherlands Antilles general elections
Year	Leader	Seats	+/– seats	Votes
1998	Errol Cova	3 / 14	3
2002		2 / 14	1	9,695	14.44
2006		0 / 14	2	4,293	6.09
2010		0 / 14	Did not contest

Curaçao island council elections
Year	Leader	Seats	+/– seats	Votes	%
1999	Errol Cova	4 / 21	4
2003		3 / 21	1	8,785	13.08
2007		0 / 21	3	1,227	1.65
2010	Errol Goeloe	0 / 21		509	0.68
2012		0 / 21
2016		0 / 21	n/a	Did not contest

References

1. ^ 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.
2. Natasja Gibbs (22 August 2012). "Democrat en Laboral sluiten alliantie". Radio Netherlands Worldwide (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 26 August 2012.
3. "Voorverkiezingen". Main Electoral Office, Curacao (Conseho Supremo Elektoral) (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 October 2012.
4. "Pueblo Soberano Biggest Party After Elections 2012". Curaçao Chronicle. 19 October 2012. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
5. "Totaaluitslag 2002". Main Electoral Office, Curacao (Conseho Supremo Elektoral) (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 October 2012.
6. "Totaaluitslag 2006". Main Electoral Office, Curacao (Conseho Supremo Elektoral) (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 October 2012.

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