Elections in Aruba

Arubaelects alegislatureon the national level. TheEstates(Staten) have 21 members,^[1]elected for a four-year term byOpen 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 theHagenbach-Bischoff system(a variant of theD'Hondt method).^[2]Before obtaining the status as land (English:countryin 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 amulti-partysystem, with two or three strongpartiesand 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.Retrieved26 April2015.
^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.Retrieved26 April2015.

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[1] "Article III, Section 2".Constitution of Aruba.1987.Retrieved26 April2015.

[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.Retrieved26 April2015.

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