1951 Aruban general election

General elections were held in Aruba in June 1951. They were the first elections for the Island Council,[1] and followed the establishment of the Island Councils of the Netherlands Antilles through the Islands Regulation of the Netherlands Antilles (ERNA).

Five parties participated; the Aruban People's Party, the Aruban Patriotic Party, the Aruba Independence Party and – following a split in 1949 – a Catholic and Protestant branch of the Aruba National Union.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Aruban People's Party	4,510	35.32	8
	Aruban Patriotic Party	4,445	34.81	8
	Aruba National Union I	1,866	14.61	3
	Aruba National Union II	1,430	11.20	2
	Aruba Independence Party	519	4.06	0
Total		12,770	100.00	21
Registered voters/turnout		14,558	–
Source: Official Newsletter, Historia di Aruba

References

1. "Politieke partijen en verkiezingen". Historia di Aruba (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 September 2017.