Elections in 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



Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Aruban People's Party	23,376	39.86	9	–4
	People's Electoral Movement	22,061	37.61	9	+2
	Proud and Respected People	5,531	9.43	2	New
	Network of Electoral Democracy	4,166	7.10	1	+1
	RAIZ	2,107	3.59	0	New
	Patriotic Progressive Union–Aruban Patriotic Party	656	1.12	0	0
	Cristiannan Uni Reforzando Potencial di Aruba	468	0.80	0	New
	Aruban Sovereignty Movement	287	0.49	0	New
Total		58,652	100.00	21	0

Valid votes		58,652	98.74
Invalid/blank votes		751	1.26
Total votes		59,403	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		70,750	83.96
Source: Overheid

References

^ "Article III, Section 2". Constitution of Aruba. 1987. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
^ 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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[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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