All 21 seats in Parliament 11 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Third party
PPA
Leader
Betico Croes
Henny Eman
Party
PEM
AVP
PPA
Seats before
13
5
3
Seats won
8
7
2
Seat change
5
2
1
Popular vote
13,786
11,480
4,499
Percentage
37.62%
31.33%
12.28%
Swing
20.32pp
8.76pp
2.63pp
Fourth party
Fifth party
PDA
ADN
Party
PDA
ADN
Seats before
0
—
Seats won
2
2
Seat change
2
New
Popular vote
3,661
3,216
Percentage
9.99%
8.78%
Swing
5.41pp
New
Elected Prime Minister
Henny Eman
AVP
Politics of Aruba
Constitution
Governor
Alfonso Boekhoudt
Prime Minister
Evelyn Wever-Croes
Parliament
President
Edgard Vrolijk
Political parties
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General elections were held in Aruba on 22 November 1985 to elect the Island Council.[1][2] They were held shortly before Aruba was split from the Netherlands Antilles and obtained the status of a 'land' (country) within the Kingdom of the Netherlands.[3] The Island Council was converted into the first Estates of Aruba on 1 January 1986.
Although the People's Electoral Movement won the most seats, the Aruban People's Party formed a coalition government with the Aruban Patriotic Party, Aruban Democratic Party and National Democratic Alliance, with Henny Eman becoming the first Prime Minister of Aruba.[2]
^"HR 18-11-1988, AB 1989, 185 Arubaanse verkiezingsafspraak". rechtspraak. arresten.eu.
^ abAruba General Election Results - 22 November 1985 Caribbean Elections
^"Politieke partijen en verkiezingen". Historia di Aruba (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 September 2017.
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