1997 Aruban general election

1997 Aruban general election

12 December 1997
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

General elections were held in Aruba on 12 December 1997. 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