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General elections were held in Aruba on 22 September 2017. [1]
The 21 members of the Estates were elected by proportional representation. [2]
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| 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 | |
| Democratic Network | 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 | |||
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