Parliament of Aruba
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.
Parliament of Aruba Staten van Aruba | |
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| 10th Aruban Estates | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | January 1, 1986 |
| Leadership | |
Monarch | |
Speaker | Juan Thijsen, MEP |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 21 |
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Estates political groups | Government
Opposition
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| Elections | |
Estates voting system | Proportional Voting |
Estates last election | 22 September 2017 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Parliament building in Oranjestad | |
| Website | |
| www | |
2017 Parliamentary election results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| Aruban People's Party | 23,376 | 39.86 | 9 | –4 | |
| People's Electoral Movement | 22,061 | 37.61 | 9 | +2 | |
| Pueblo Orguyoso y Respeta | 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 | |
| Movimiento Aruba Soberano | 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 | |||||
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