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General elections were held in Aruba on 25 June 2021 to elect all 21 members of Parliament. [1] The elections were originally scheduled to take place in September 2021, but were brought forward following the resignation of the government after a criminal investigation was opened against one of the governing coalition parties, Proud and Respected People, for embezzling government money. [2]
The 21 members were elected via open list proportional representation.
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| People's Electoral Movement | 20,700 | 35.32 | 9 | 0 | |
| Aruban People's Party | 18,335 | 31.28 | 7 | –2 | |
| RAIZ | 5,474 | 9.34 | 2 | +2 | |
| Aruban Sovereignty Movement | 4,681 | 7.99 | 2 | +2 | |
| Accion 21 | 3,410 | 5.82 | 1 | New | |
| Aruban Patriotic Party | 1,809 | 3.09 | 0 | 0 | |
| Democratic Network | 1,784 | 3.04 | 0 | –1 | |
| Proud and Respected People | 661 | 1.13 | 0 | –2 | |
| Patriotic Progressive Union | 621 | 1.06 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pueblo Prome | 574 | 0.98 | 0 | New | |
| Cristiannan Uni Reforzando Potencial di Aruba | 312 | 0.53 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hubentud Treciendo Cambio | 249 | 0.42 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 58,610 | 100.00 | 21 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 58,610 | 98.50 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 890 | 1.50 | |||
| Total votes | 59,500 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 70,283 | 84.66 | |||
| Source: Censo | |||||
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