2017 Aruban general election

General elections were held in Aruba on 22 September 2017.

2017 Aruban general election

22 September 2017
All 21 seats in Parliament 11 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Mike Eman Evelyn Wever-Croes Party AVP PEM Seats before 13 7 Seats won 9 9 Seat change 4 2 Popular vote 23,376 22,061 Percentage 39.86% 37.61% Swing 17.42 7.07   Third party Fourth party   PRP Leader Ricardo Croes Party PRP RED Seats before — 0 Seats won 2 1 Seat change New 1 Popular vote 5,531 4,166 Percentage 9.43% 7.10% Swing New 5.01
Prime Minister before election Mike Eman APP Elected Prime Minister Evelyn Wever-Croes PEM

Electoral system

The 21 members of the Estates are elected by proportional representation.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	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		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