1995 Haitian general election
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1995 Haitian general election
Turnout 27.80%
Turnout 31.09%
Turnout 31.09%
17 December 1995
Presidential election
| Nominee | René Préval | Léon Jeune |
|---|---|---|
| Party | Fanmi Lavalas | Independent |
| Popular vote | 818,014 | 23,188 |
President before election
Jean Bertrand-Aristide
National Front for Change and Democracy
Chamber of Deputies election
| Party | Leader | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fanmi Lavalas | René Préval | 67 | New | |
| FNCD | 2 | −25 | ||
| GMRN | 1 | New | ||
| KONAKOM | 1 | New | ||
| PANPRA | 1 | New | ||
| PROP | 1 | New | ||
| RDCH | 1 | New | ||
| MKN | 1 | −4 | ||
| Independents | – | 5 | 0 | |
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Senate election
| Party | Leader | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fanmi Lavalas | René Préval | 17 | New | |
| FNCD | 1 | −12 | ||
| KONAKOM | 1 | New | ||
| RDCH | 1 | New | ||
| Independents | – | 7 | +6 | |
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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General elections were held in Haiti in 1995. The presidential election, held on 17 December, resulted in a victory for René Préval of Fanmi Lavalas.[1] The parliamentary elections, held on 25 June, 13 August and 17 September, were also won by Lavalas. Voter turnout was just 31.09% for the parliamentary elections and 27.8% for the presidential elections.[2] [3]
Results
[edit ]President
[edit ]| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| René Préval | Fanmi Lavalas | 818,014 | ||
| Léon Jeune | Independent | 23,188 | ||
| Victor Benoit [fr] | National Congress of Democratic Forces | 21,513 | ||
| Rene Julien | 12,960 | |||
| Jean Jacques Clark Parent | Haitian Democratic Party | 12,842 | ||
| Edy Volel | Christian Democratic Rally | |||
| Richard Vladimir Jeanty | Paradise Party | |||
| Francis Jean | Revolutionary Military Force | |||
| Jean Arnold Dumas | National Party of Workers' Defence | |||
| Julio Larosiliere | ||||
| Dieuveuil Joseph | Haitian Social Democratic Party | |||
| Gerard Dalvius | Alternative Party for the Development of Haiti | |||
| Rockefeller Guerre | Union of Democratic Patriots | |||
| Firmin Jean-Louis | ||||
| Total | ||||
| Total votes | 994,599 | – | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,578,155 | 27.80 | ||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
Chamber of Deputies
[edit ]| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fanmi Lavalas | 67 | New | |||
| National Front for Change and Democracy | 2 | –25 | |||
| Faction of the National Reconstruction Movement | 1 | New | |||
| National Congress of Democratic Forces | 1 | New | |||
| National Progressive Revolutionary Party | 1 | New | |||
| Power Association of Popular Organisations | 1 | New | |||
| Christian Democratic Rally | 1 | New | |||
| National Cobite Movement | 1 | –4 | |||
| Other parties | 3 | – | |||
| Independents | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 83 | +2 | |||
| Total votes | 1,140,523 | – | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,668,049 | 31.09 | |||
| Source: Nohlen, IPU | |||||
Senate
[edit ]| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fanmi Lavalas | 17 | New | |||
| National Front for Change and Democracy | 1 | –12 | |||
| National Congress of Democratic Forces | 1 | New | |||
| Christian Democratic Rally | 1 | New | |||
| Independents | 7 | +6 | |||
| Total | 27 | 0 | |||
| Total votes | 1,140,523 | – | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,668,049 | 31.09 | |||
| Source: Nohlen, IPU | |||||
References
[edit ]- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p392 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ^ Haiti: Elections held in 1995 Inter-Parliamentary Union
- ^ Nohlen, p392