Aruban People's Party

Template:Template other The Aruban People's Party (AVP; Template:Langx, Template:Langx) is a Christian-democratic political party in Aruba. The AVP was founded by Henny Eman in 1942, and the party sought autonomy for Aruba from the Netherlands Antilles.

Every government in Aruban history since 1985 has been formed by either the AVP or People's Electoral Movement. After the 2024 election the AVP currently leads a coalition with FUTURO.

History

The Aruban People’s Party was formed in 1942,Template:Sfn by Henny EmanTemplate:Sfn and sought independence from the Netherlands Antilles, but not the Netherlands.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn The AVP found its support from native Arubans while the Aruban Patriotic Party found its support among immigrants.Template:Sfn Members of the AVP who were more supportive of separatism broke away in the 1970s to form the People's Electoral Movement (MEP).Template:Sfn AVP and Reformistanan Uni Pa Bienestar (RUBA) merged for the 1983 elections, but their combined seat total fell from 6 to 5.Template:Sfn

Aruba became an autonomous constituent country.Template:Sfn The 1985 general election, the first one after autonomy was given to Aruba, produced a coalition government led by AVP leader Henny Eman.Template:Sfn Every government since 1985 has been formed by either the AVP or MEP.Template:Sfn

The 2017 general election resulted in the AVP losing four of its thirteen seats, with both the AVP and MEP winning nine seats each. No party had a majority in parliament until the formation of the coalition. Eman subsequently announced that he would resign the leadership of the AVP and that the AVP would become an opposition party.Template:Sfn A coalition was formed between AVP and FUTURO after the 2024 election.Template:Sfn

The AVP is a christian democratic party.Template:Sfn

Election results

Netherlands Antilles Island Council elections

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
1951	Henny Eman	4,510	35.32 (#1)	Template:Composition bar	New
1955		2,533	17.57 (#2)	Template:Composition bar	Decrease 5
1959	Shon A. Eman	4,899	28.31 (#2)	Template:Composition bar	Increase 3
1963		5,668	29.32 (#2)	Template:Composition bar	Steady 0
1967		8,413	36.81 (#2)	Template:Composition bar	Increase 2
1971	Dominico Croes	3,413	14.49 (#3)	Template:Composition bar	Decrease 3
1975	Rudy Frank	1,743	5.65 (#3)	Template:Composition bar	Decrease 2
1979	Henny Eman	6,063	18.50 (#2)	Template:Composition bar	Increase 3
1983		8,102	22.57 (#2)	Template:Composition bar	Increase 1

Aruba general elections

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Status	Reference
1985	Henny Eman	11,480	31.33 (#2)	Template:Composition bar	Increase 2	Coalition
1989		12,668	35.16 (#2)	Template:Composition bar	Increase 1	Opposition
1993		15,621	39.18 (#1)	Template:Composition bar	Increase 1	Opposition
1994		17,963	45.40 (#1)	Template:Composition bar	Increase 1	Coalition
1997		19,476	43.53 (#1)	Template:Composition bar	Steady 0	Coalition
2001		12,749	26.58 (#2)	Template:Composition bar	Decrease 4	Opposition
2005	Mike Eman	16,725	32.59 (#2)	Template:Composition bar	Increase 2	Opposition
2009		26,485	48.03 (#1)	Template:Composition bar	Increase 4	Majority	Template:Sfn
2013		33,103	57.28 (#1)	Template:Composition bar	Increase 1	Majority	Template:Sfn
2017		23,385	39.86 (#1)	Template:Composition bar	Decrease 4	Opposition	Template:Sfn
2021		18,348	31.28 (#2)	Template:Composition bar	Decrease 2	Opposition	Template:Sfn
2024		17,872	32.21 (#1)	Template:Composition bar	Increase 2	Coalition	Template:Sfn