IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Aruba

Name	Official Name	Type
Aruban Legislature	Staten	Assembly

At stake in this election:

Description of government structure:

* The King is represented by Governor Juan Alfonso BOEKHOUDT (since 1 January 2017).

Description of electoral system:

The Prime Minister is elected by parliament to serve a 4-year term.
In the Legislature (Staten) 21 members are elected through an open-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms.***

*** There is one nationwide district.

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turn Out
Aruban Legislature	2009-09-25	55,125	65,000	84.81%
Aruban Legislature	2013-09-27	58,350	68,756	84.87%
Aruban Legislature	2017-09-22	58,679	70,749	82.94%
Aruban Legislature	2021-06-25	58,610	70,283	83.39%