1985 Aruban general election

1985 Aruban general election
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All 21 seats in Parliament
11 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
PPA
Leader Betico Croes Henny Eman
Party PEM AVP PPA
Seats before 13 5 3
Seats won 8 7 2
Seat change Decrease5 Increase2 Decrease1
Popular vote 13,786 11,480 4,499
Percentage 37.62% 31.33% 12.28%
Swing Decrease20.32pp Increase8.76pp Decrease2.63pp
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
PDA
ADN
Party PDA ADN
Seats before 0 —
Seats won 2 2
Seat change Increase2 New
Popular vote 3,661 3,216
Percentage 9.99% 8.78%
Swing Increase5.41pp New
Elected Prime Minister

Henny Eman
AVP

Politics of Aruba

General elections were held in Aruba on 22 November 1985 to elect the Island Council.[1][2] They were held shortly before Aruba was split from the Netherlands Antilles and obtained the status of a 'land' (country) within the Kingdom of the Netherlands.[3] The Island Council was converted into the first Estates of Aruba on 1 January 1986.

Although the People's Electoral Movement  won the most seats, the Aruban People's Party formed a coalition government with the Aruban Patriotic Party, Aruban Democratic Party and National Democratic Alliance, with Henny Eman becoming the first Prime Minister of Aruba.[2]

  1. ^ "HR 18-11-1988, AB 1989, 185 Arubaanse verkiezingsafspraak". rechtspraak. arresten.eu.
  2. ^ a b Aruba General Election Results - 22 November 1985 Caribbean Elections
  3. ^ "Politieke partijen en verkiezingen". Historia di Aruba (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 September 2017.