Estates of Aruba

The Estates of Aruba (Dutch: Staten van Aruba) are the unicameral legislature or parliament of Aruba. The Estates have 21 members, elected for a four-year term by proportional representation. Each member holds their seats until Parliament is dissolved which is every four years by a general election. The leader of the party who gains majority usually becomes the Prime Minister.

Estates of Aruba

Staten van Aruba
10th Aruban Estates
Type
Type
History
FoundedJanuary 1, 1986 (1986-01-01)
Leadership
Monarch
Speaker
Juan Thijsen, MEP
Structure
Seats21
Estates political groups
Government
  •      MEP (9)
  •      POR (2)
  •      RED (1)

Opposition

  •      AVP (9)
Elections
Proportional Voting
Estates last election
22 September 2017
Meeting place
Parliament building in Oranjestad
Website
www.parlamento.aw

2017 Parliamentary election results

Party Leader Votes % Seats +/–
Aruban People's Party (AVP)Mike Eman23,37639.869–4
People's Electoral Movement (MEP)Evelyn Wever-Croes22,06137.619+2
Pueblo Orguyoso y Respeta (POR)Otmar Oduber5,5319.432New
Network of Electoral Democracy (RED)Ricardo Croes4,1667.101+1
RAIZUrsell Arends2,1073.590New
Patriotic Progressive Union-Aruban Patriotic Party (UPP-PPA)Candelario Wever6561.1200
Cristiannan Uni Reforzando Potencial di Aruba (CURPA)Cristina Lampe4680.800New
Movimiento Aruba Soberano (MAS)Holmo Henriquez2870.490New
Total valid votes 58,652100210
Invalid/blank votes751
Turnout 59,40383.96
Eligible to vote70,750

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See also

  • List of Chairmen of the Estates of Aruba

References

  1. Overheid, Aruba. "Certification election results 2017". www.overheid.aw. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
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