| Country: | Aruba |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Election Date: | 22 November 1985 |
| Previous Election: | 1983 Netherlands Antilles island council elections#Aruba |
| Previous Year: | 1983 |
| Next Election: | 1989 Aruban general election |
| Next Year: | 1989 |
| Seats For Election: | All 21 seats in Parliament |
| Majority Seats: | 11 |
| Image1: | Betico Croes 1982cr.jpg |
| Leader1: | Betico Croes |
| Party1: | PEM |
| Seats Before1: | 13 |
| Seats1: | 8 |
| Seat Change1: | 5 |
| Popular Vote1: | 13,786 |
| Percentage1: | 37.62% |
| Swing1: | 20.32pp |
| Leader2: | Henny Eman |
| Party2: | AVP |
| Seats Before2: | 5 |
| Seats2: | 7 |
| Seat Change2: | 2 |
| Popular Vote2: | 11,480 |
| Percentage2: | 31.33% |
| Swing2: | 8.76pp |
| Party3: | PPA |
| Seats Before3: | 3 |
| Seats3: | 2 |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
| Popular Vote3: | 4,499 |
| Percentage3: | 12.28% |
| Swing3: | 2.63pp |
| Party4: | PDA |
| Seats Before4: | 0 |
| Seats4: | 2 |
| Seat Change4: | 2 |
| Popular Vote4: | 3,661 |
| Percentage4: | 9.99% |
| Swing4: | 5.41pp |
| Party5: | ADN |
| Seats Before5: | — |
| Seats5: | 2 |
| Seat Change5: | New |
| Popular Vote5: | 3,216 |
| Percentage5: | 8.78% |
| Swing5: | New |
| Prime Minister | |
| After Election: | Henny Eman |
| After Party: | AVP |
General elections were held in Aruba on 22 November 1985 to elect the Island Council.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]