2001 Aruban general election

General elections were held in Aruba on 28 September 2001. The result was a landslide victory for the People's Electoral Movement, which won 12 of the 21 seats in the Estates.

2001 Aruban general election

28 September 2001
All 21 seats in Parliament 11 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Nelson Oduber Henny Eman Party PEM AVP Seats before 9 10 Seats won 12 6 Seat change 3 4 Popular vote 25,172 12,749 Percentage 52.48% 26.58% Swing 13.68 16.95   Third party Fourth party   PPA OLA Party PPA OLA Seats before 0 3 Seats won 2 1 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 4,598 2,713 Percentage 9.59% 5.66% Swing 5.00 3.23
Prime Minister before election Henny Eman AVP Elected Prime Minister Nelson Oduber PEM

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	People's Electoral Movement	25,172	52.48	12	+3
	Aruban People's Party	12,749	26.58	6	–4
	Aruban Patriotic Party	4,598	9.59	2	+2
	Aruban Liberal Organization	2,713	5.66	1	–2
	Aruban Democratic Alliance	1,666	3.47	0	New
	Concentration for the Liberation of Aruba	540	1.13	0	New
	National Democratic Alliance	531	1.11	0	0
Total		47,969	100.00	21	0
Valid votes		47,969	98.77
Invalid/blank votes		596	1.23
Total votes		48,565	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		56,617	85.78
Source: Caribbean Elections, CBS