1997 Aruban general election

1997 Aruban general election

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All 21 seats in Parliament 11 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   OLA Leader Henny Eman Nelson Oduber Party AVP PEM OLA Seats before 10 9 2 Seats won 10 9 2 Seat change Popular vote 19,476 17,358 3,976 Percentage 43.53% 38.80% 8.89% Swing 1.87pp 0.22pp 2.27pp
Prime Minister before election Henny Eman AVP Elected Prime Minister Henny Eman AVP

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General elections were held in Aruba on 12 December 1997.^[1] The Aruban People's Party emerged as the largest party, winning ten of the 21 seats in the Estates.