Elections in Aruba
# Elections in Aruba

Aruba elects a legislature on the national level. The Estates (Staten) have 21 members, 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). 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

| | 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 | Total | 58,652 | 100.00 | 21 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 58,652 | 98.74 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 751 | 1.26 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 59,403 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 70,750 | 83.96 | | |
| Source: Overheid ||||||
