2001 Aruban general election

2001 Aruban general election

28 September 2001
All 21 seats in Parliament 11 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Nelson Oduber Henny Eman Party PEM AVP Seats before 9 10 Seats won 12 6 Seat change 3 4 Popular vote 25,172 12,749 Percentage 52.48% 26.58% Swing 13.68 16.95   Third party Fourth party   PPA OLA Party PPA OLA Seats before 0 3 Seats won 2 1 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 4,598 2,713 Percentage 9.59% 5.66% Swing 5.00 3.23
Prime Minister before election Henny Eman AVP Elected Prime Minister Nelson Oduber PEM

General elections were held in Aruba on 28 September 2001. The result was a landslide victory for the People's Electoral Movement, which won 12 of the 21 seats in the Estates.^[1]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	People's Electoral Movement	25,172	52.48	12	+3
	Aruban People's Party	12,749	26.58	6	–4
	Aruban Patriotic Party	4,598	9.59	2	+2
	Aruban Liberal Organization	2,713	5.66	1	–2
	Aruban Democratic Alliance	1,666	3.47	0	New
	Concentration for the Liberation of Aruba	540	1.13	0	New
	National Democratic Alliance	531	1.11	0	0
Total		47,969	100.00	21	0
Valid votes		47,969	98.77
Invalid/blank votes		596	1.23
Total votes		48,565	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		56,617	85.78
Source: Caribbean Elections, CBS

References

1. South America, Central America and the Caribbean 2003, Taylor & Francis, p104