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Dec. 6, 2024 Confirmed

Aruba
Aruba
Election for Staten (Aruban Legislature)


General Information

At Stake in this Election:  

  • All 21 seats in the Parliament of Aruba 

 

  • Chief of State: King WILLEM-ALEXANDER of the Netherlands (since 30 April 2013) 

  • King’s Representative: Governor General Alfonso BOEKHOUDT (since 1 January 2017) 

  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Evelyn WEVER-CROES (since 17 November 2017) 

  • Assembly: unicameral 21 seat Parliament (Staten)  

 

  • The King is a hereditary monarch. 

  • The Governor General is appointed by the King to a 6-year term. 

  • The Prime Minister is elected by Parliament to a 4-year term. 

  • All 21 members of Parliament are elected by proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency to 4-year terms. 

 

In the last election in 2021, the People’s Electoral Movement won a plurality with 9 seats. Voter turnout was 83%. 

 

Key Deadlines: 

 

  • People’s Electoral Movement / Movimiento Electoral di Pueblo (MEP) 

    • Seats won in the last election: 9 seats out of 21  

  • Aruban People's Party - Christian Democrats Aruba / Arubaanse Volkspartij - Christen Democraten Aruba (AVP) 

    • Seats won in the last election: 7 seats out of 21  

  • RAIZ / RAIZ 

    • Seats won in the last election: 2 seats out of 21  

  • Aruba Sovereign Movement / Movimiento Arubano Soberano (MAS) 

    • Seats won in the last election: 2 seats out of 21  

  • Action 21 / Accion 21  

    • Seats won in the last election: 1 seat out of 21  

  • HTC Party / Partido H.T.C (HTC) 

    • Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 21 

  • Christians United to Strengthen Aruba’s Potenial / Cristiannan Uni Reforzando Potencial di Aruba (CURPA) 

    • Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 21 

  • Aruban Indigenous Movement / Movemento Indigena Arubano (MIA) 

    • Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 21 

  • Patriotic Party of Aruba / Partido Partiotico di Aruba (PPA) 

    • Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 21 

  • Red Democratic / Red Democratico (RED) 

    • Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 21 

  • FUTURE / FUTURO 

    • Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 21 

  • Fight for Reform / Lucha pa Reforma 

    • Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 21 

 

Population and Registered Voters: 

 

Gender Data: 

  • CEDAW Status: Not applicable 

  • Gender Quota: Not available 

  • Human Development Index (HDI) Position: Not available 

  • Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Not available 

 

Disability Data: 

  • CRPD Status: Not applicable 

  • Projected population with a disability: 17,004 (2023 est.) 

 

IFES Resources: 

  • Does IFES have a presence in Aruba: No 

  • Election Access: Yes  

Election Modified: Dec 10, 2024

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