1990–91 Haitian general election

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 (FCND). The FCND 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.

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


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Jean-Bertrand Aristide	National Front for Change and Democracy	1,107,125	67.48
	Marc Bazin	National Alliance for Democracy and Progress	233,277	14.22
	Louis Déjoie	National Agricultural Industrial Party	80,057	4.88
	Hubert de Ronceray	Movement for National Development	54,871	3.34
	Sylvio Claude	Christian Democratic Party of Haiti	49,149	3.00
	René Théodore	Unified Party of Haitian Communists	30,064	1.83
	Thomas Désulmé	National Labour Party	27,362	1.67
	Volvick Rémy Joseph	National Cobite Movement	21,351	1.30
	François Latortue	Democratic Movement for the Liberation of Haiti	15,060	0.92
	Richard Vladimir Jeanty	Paradise Party	12,296	0.75
	Fritz Simon	Independent	10,117	0.62
Total			1,640,729	100.00

Registered voters/turnout			3,271,155	–
Source: Nohlen

Chamber of Deputies


Party		Votes	%	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
	Independents			5
Total				81

Total votes		1,640,729	–
Registered voters/turnout		3,271,155	50.16
Source: Nohlen, IPU

Senate


Party		Votes	%	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
	Independents			1
Total				27

Total votes		1,640,729	–
Registered voters/turnout		3,271,155	50.16
Source: Nohlen, Ameringer, IPU

The elected members were:^{[citation needed]}

Artibonite: Thomas Eddy Dupiton, Déjean Bélizaire, Serge Joseph
Centre: Serge Gilles, Hérard Pauyo, Smith Metelus,
Grand-Anse: Robert Opont, Bernard Sansaricq, Yvon Ghislain
Nord: Rony Mondestin, Edrice Raymond, Raoul Remy
Nord-Est: Firmin Jean-Louis, Judnel Jean, Amos Andre
Nord-Ouest: Luc Fleurinord, Ebrané Cadet, Art L. Austin
Ouest: Jacques Clarck Parent, Turneb Delpe, Wesner Emmanuel
Sud: Julio Larosiliere, Franck Leonard, Frahner Jean-Baptiste
Sud-Est: Guy Bauduy, Jean-Robert Martinez, Alberto Joseph

References

^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, pp390-392 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
^ ^a ^b Haiti: Elections held in 1990 Inter-Parliamentary Union
^ 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

[1] Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, pp390-392 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6

[ipu-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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