Parliament of Aruba
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Parliament of Aruba Staten van Aruba | |
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11th Aruban Estates | |
Type | |
Type | Unicameral |
History | |
Founded | January 1, 1986 |
Leadership | |
Monarch | King Willem-Alexander |
Speaker | , MEP since 8 July 2021 |
Structure | |
Seats | 21 |
Elections | |
Estates voting system | Proportional Voting |
Estates last election | 25 June 2021 |
Meeting place | |
Parliament building in Oranjestad | |
Website | |
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The Parliament of Aruba (Papiamento: Parlamento di Aruba, Dutch: Staten van Aruba) is the unicameral legislature or parliament of Aruba. The parliament has 21 members, elected for a four-year term by proportional representation. Each member holds their seats until the parliament is dissolved, which is every four years by a general election. The leader of the party which gains a majority of seats usually becomes the Prime Minister.
2021 Parliamentary election results[]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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People's Electoral Movement | 20,701 | 35.33 | 9 | 0 | |
Aruban People's Party | 18,348 | 31.31 | 7 | –2 | |
5,481 | 9.35 | 2 | +2 | ||
4,681 | 7.99 | 2 | +2 | ||
3,403 | 5.81 | 1 | New | ||
Aruban Patriotic Party | 1,785 | 3.05 | 0 | 0 | |
Democratic Network | 1,784 | 3.04 | 0 | –1 | |
661 | 1.13 | 0 | –2 | ||
Patriotic Progressive Union | 622 | 1.06 | 0 | 0 | |
Pueblo Prome | 575 | 0.98 | 0 | New | |
Cristiannan Uni Reforzando Potencial di Aruba | 309 | 0.53 | 0 | 0 | |
Hubentud Treciendo Cambio | 249 | 0.42 | 0 | New | |
Total | 58,599 | 100.00 | 21 | 0 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 70,283 | – | |||
Source: Overheid |
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References[]
Categories:
- Government of Aruba
- Legislatures of the Dutch Caribbean
- Unicameral legislatures
- 1986 establishments in Aruba
- Legislature stubs
- Aruba stubs