At Stake in this Election:  

• All 21 seats in the Parliament of Aruba 

Government Structure:  

• Chief of State: King WILLEM-ALEXANDER of the Netherlands (since 30 April 2013) 

• King’s Representative: Governor General Alfonso BOEKHOUDT (since 1 January 2017) 

• Head of Government: Prime Minister Evelyn WEVER-CROES (since 17 November 2017) 

• Assembly: unicameral 21 seat Parliament (Staten)  

Electoral System:  

• The King is a hereditary monarch. 

• The Governor General is appointed by the King to a 6-year term. 

• The Prime Minister is elected by Parliament to a 4-year term. 

• All 21 members of Parliament are elected by proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency to 4-year terms. 

Last Election:  

In the last election in 2021, the People’s Electoral Movement won a plurality with 9 seats. Voter turnout was 83%. 

Key Deadlines: 

• Candidate filing deadline: 18 October 2024 

• Voter registration deadline: 18 September 2024 

Main Parties in this Election:  

• People’s Electoral Movement / Movimiento Electoral di Pueblo (MEP) 

• • Seats won in the last election: 9 seats out of 21  

• Aruban People's Party - Christian Democrats Aruba / Arubaanse Volkspartij - Christen Democraten Aruba (AVP) 

• • Seats won in the last election: 7 seats out of 21  

• RAIZ / RAIZ 

• • Seats won in the last election: 2 seats out of 21  

• Aruba Sovereign Movement / Movimiento Arubano Soberano (MAS) 

• • Seats won in the last election: 2 seats out of 21  

• Action 21 / Accion 21  

• • Seats won in the last election: 1 seat out of 21  

• HTC Party / Partido H.T.C (HTC) 

• • Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 21 

• Christians United to Strengthen Aruba’s Potenial / Cristiannan Uni Reforzando Potencial di Aruba (CURPA) 

• • Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 21 

• Aruban Indigenous Movement / Movemento Indigena Arubano (MIA) 

• • Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 21 

• Patriotic Party of Aruba / Partido Partiotico di Aruba (PPA) 

• • Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 21 

• Red Democratic / Red Democratico (RED) 

• • Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 21 

• FUTURE / FUTURO 

• • Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 21 

• Fight for Reform / Lucha pa Reforma 

• • Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 21 

Population and Registered Voters: 

• Population: 106,277 (2023 est.) 

• Registered Voters: 69,823 (2024) 

Gender Data: 

• Female Population: 56,225 (2023 est.) 

• CEDAW Status: Not applicable 

• Gender Quota: Not available 

• Female Candidates in this election: Yes 

• Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 8 out of 21 (38.1%) in Parliament 

• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: Not available 

• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Not available 

Disability Data: 

• CRPD Status: Not applicable 

• Projected population with a disability: 17,004 (2023 est.) 

IFES Resources: 

• Does IFES have a presence in Aruba: No 

• Election Access: Yes