Elections in Aruba

Politics of Aruba

Aruba elects a legislature on the national level. The Estates (Staten) have 21 members,[1] elected for a four-year term by Open list Party-list proportional representation. Seats are distributed between parties that have gained at least one full quota (1/21, or approximately 4.76% of the vote) using the Hagenbach-Bischoff system (a variant of the D'Hondt method).[2] Before obtaining the status as land (English: country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Aruba participated in elections for its Island Council and for the Aruba constituency of the parliament of the Netherlands Antilles.

Aruba has a multi-party system, with two or three strong parties and a third party that is electorally successful.

Latest elections

Main article: 2017 Aruban general election
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Aruban People's Party23,37639.869–4
People's Electoral Movement22,06137.619+2
Proud and Respected People5,5319.432New
Network of Electoral Democracy4,1667.101+1
RAIZ2,1073.590New
Patriotic Progressive Union–Aruban Patriotic Party6561.1200
Cristiannan Uni Reforzando Potencial di Aruba4680.800New
Aruban Sovereignty Movement2870.490New
Total58,652100.00210
Valid votes58,65298.74
Invalid/blank votes7511.26
Total votes59,403100.00
Registered voters/turnout70,75083.96
Source: Overheid

See also

References

  1. ^ "Article III, Section 2". Constitution of Aruba. 1987. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  2. ^ LANDSVERORDENING, houdende regelen betreffende het kies- recht en de verkiezingen van de leden van de Staten van Aruba (AB 1987 no. 110, AB 1994 no. 30, AB 1997 no. 34, AB 2001 no. 100 AB 2009 no. 83 of 18, 91-94) (in Dutch). 18 September 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2015.


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