The Aruban Patriotic Party ( Papiamento: ''Partido Patriotico Arubano'', PPA) is a

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in Aruba. It was founded in 1949. Prior to Aruba's independence, it was a supporter of a unified, independent Netherlands Antilles. In the 2001 Aruban general election, the party won 9.6% of the popular vote and 2 out of the 21 seats. In the

2005 Aruban general election General elections were held in Aruba on 23 September 2005. They were won by the People's Electoral Movement, which took 11 of the 21 seats in the Estates. Results Elections in Aruba Aruba 2005 in Aruba {{Caribbean-election-stub ...

, it won 2.1% of the vote and no seats. Its share of the vote fell to 1.1% in 2009 and 0.9% in

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. In the

2017 Aruban general election General elections were held in Aruba on 22 September 2017. Electoral system The 21 members of the Estates are elected by proportional representation Proportional representation (PR) refers to a type of electoral system under which subgroups ...

, it rose to 1.1% of the vote while running in conjunction with the Patriotic Progressive Union. Running alone in

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, it garnered 3.1% of the vote.

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