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1997 Aruban general election

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12 December 1997

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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

Politics of Aruba


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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.

Results



Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Aruban People's Party	19,476	43.53	10	0
	People's Electoral Movement	17,358	38.80	9	0
	Aruban Liberal Organization	3,976	8.89	2	0
	National Democratic Alliance	1,092	2.44	0	New
	Aruban Patriotic Party	2,052	4.59	0	0
	Aruba Reform Party	519	1.16	0	New
	Aruba Solidarity Movement	268	0.60	0	New
Total		44,741	100.00	21	0

Valid votes		44,741	98.71
Invalid/blank votes		586	1.29
Total votes		45,327	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		52,752	85.92
Source: Caribbean Elections, CBS

References

^ Aruba General Election Results - 12 December 1997 Caribbean Elections

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