General elections were held in Aruba on 8 January 1993. The elections were the second to be held for membership of the Estates since autonomy was granted by the Dutch in 1986.

Electoral System

The 21 members of theunicameral Estates were elected by open list proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency.

Political Parties

A total of eight parties contested the election.

Results

The result was the Aruban People's Party (AVP) and People's Electoral Movement (MEP) both winning 9 of the 21 seats in the Estates. The previous three-party coalition government led by Nelson Oduber of the MEP continued in office.

Oduber resigned on 17 April 1994 after disagreements with his coaltion partners.

Voter Turnout

Voter turnout was 88.09%.