1985 Aruban general election

1985 Aruban general election

22 November 1985
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

General elections were held in Aruba on 22 November 1985 to elect the Island Council. 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. 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.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	People's Electoral Movement	13,786	37.62	8	–5
	Aruban People's Party	11,480	31.33	7	+2
	Aruban Patriotic Party	4,499	12.28	2	–1
	Aruban Democratic Party	3,661	9.99	2	New
	National Democratic Alliance	3,216	8.78	2	New
Total		36,642	100.00	21	0
Source: Aruba Blue Pages