1990–91 Haitian general election

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General elections were held in Haiti between 16 December 1990 and 20 January 1991. The presidential election, held on 16 December, resulted in a victory for Jean-Bertrand Aristide of the National Front for Change and Democracy (FNCD). The FNCD also won the parliamentary elections for which voter turnout was 50.8%. [1] [2] It was widely reckoned as the first honest election held in Haiti since the country declared independence in 1804.

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Aristide was sworn in on 7 February [2] but was deposed in a coup eight months later.

Background

For the elections, the United Nations General Assembly had established the United Nations Observer Group for the Verification of the Elections in Haiti (ONUVEH), which sent election monitors, as did the Organization of American States. These organisations helped ensure that the elections were free and fair. [3]

Results

President

CandidatePartyVotes%
Jean-Bertrand Aristide National Front for Change and Democracy 1,107,12567.48
Marc Bazin National Alliance for Democracy and Progress 233,27714.22
Louis Déjoie Jr. National Agricultural Industrial Party 80,0574.88
Hubert de Ronceray Movement for National Development 54,8713.34
Sylvio Claude Christian Democratic Party of Haiti 49,1493.00
René Théodore Unified Party of Haitian Communists 30,0641.83
Thomas Désulmé National Labour Party 27,3621.67
Volvick Rémy Joseph National Cobite Movement 21,3511.30
François LatortueDemocratic Movement for the Liberation of Haiti15,0600.92
Richard Vladimir JeantyParadise Party12,2960.75
Fritz SimonIndependent10,1170.62
Total1,640,729100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,271,155–
Source: Nohlen

Chamber of Deputies

PartyVotes%Seats
National Front for Change and Democracy 27
National Alliance for Democracy and Progress 17
Christian Democratic Party of Haiti 7
National Agricultural Industrial Party 6
Rally of Progressive National Democrats 6
Movement for National Development 5
National Cobite Movement 5
National Labour Party 3
Independents5
Total81
Total votes1,640,729–
Registered voters/turnout3,271,15550.16
Source: Nohlen, IPU

Senate

PartyVotes%Seats
National Front for Change and Democracy 13
National Alliance for Democracy and Progress 6
National Reconstruction Movement 2
National Agricultural Industrial Party 2
Christian Democratic Party of Haiti 1
National Labour Party 1
Rally of Progressive National Democrats 1
Independents1
Total27
Total votes1,640,729–
Registered voters/turnout3,271,15550.16
Source: Nohlen, Ameringer, IPU

The elected members were:[ citation needed ]

References

  1. ↑ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, pp390-392 ISBN   978-0-19-928357-6
  2. 1 2 Haiti: Elections held in 1990 Inter-Parliamentary Union
  3. ↑ Collins, E & Cole, TM (1996) "Regime Legitimation in Instances of Coup-Caused Governments-in-Exile: The Cases of Presidents Makarios and Aristide" Journal of International Law & Practice 5(2), p218
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