1985 Aruban general election

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1985 Aruban general election
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  1983 22 November 1985 1989  

All 21 seats in Parliament
11 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Betico Croes 1982cr.jpg Henny Eman (1986).jpg
PPA
Leader Betico Croes Henny Eman
Party PEM AVP PPA
Seats before1353
Seats won872
Seat changeDecrease2.svg5Increase2.svg2Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote13,78611,4804,499
Percentage37.62%31.33%12.28%
SwingDecrease2.svg20.32ppIncrease2.svg8.76ppDecrease2.svg2.63pp

 Fourth partyFifth party
 
PDA
ADN
Party PDA ADN
Seats before0
Seats won22
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2New
Popular vote3,6613,216
Percentage9.99%8.78%
SwingIncrease2.svg5.41ppNew

Elected Prime Minister

Henny Eman
AVP

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]

Results

Etats d'Aruba 1985.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
People's Electoral Movement  13,78637.628–5
Aruban People's Party 11,48031.337+2
Aruban Patriotic Party 4,49912.282–1
Aruban Democratic Party 3,6619.992New
National Democratic Alliance 3,2168.782New
Total36,642100.00210
Source: Aruba Blue Pages

References

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