Haitian general election, 1990–1991

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The presidential election in Haïti in 1990 is often cited as the first democratic election in the country's history. It was won by Jean-Bertrand Aristide, who was sworn in as President of Haïti on 1991-02-07; he was deposed in a coup d'état just eight months later.

Legislative elections to the Chamber of Deputies and to the Senate were held shortly after the presidential election. They left Aristide's National Front for Change and Democracy (Front National pour le Changement et la Démocratie, FNCD) as the largest party, but without a majority in either chamber.

[edit] Presidential election results

Candidates (Parties) Votes %
T. Désulmé (PNT) 27,362 1.67
F. Simon (Ind) 10,117 0.62
M. Bazin (ANDP) 223,277 14.22
R. Théodore (MRN) 30,064 1.83
J.B. Aristide (FNCD) 1,107,125 67.48
R.V. Jeanty (PARADIS) 12,296 0.75
F. Latorture (MODELH-PRDH) 15,006 0.92
S. Claude (PDCH) 49,149 3.00
H. de Ronceray (MDN) 54,871 3.34
V.R. Joseph (MKN) 21,351 1.30
L. Déjoie (PAIN) 80,057 4.88
Total 1,640,729 100.00
Source: Political Database of the Americas (1999) Haiti: 1990 Presidential Election Results / Résultats de l'élection présidentielle de 1990. [Internet]. Georgetown University and the Organization of American States. In: http://pdba.georgetown.edu/Elecdata/Haiti/90pres.html 21 December 2000.

[edit] Summary results from legislative elections

Summary of the legislative election results
Parties Votes % Deputies Senators
Front National pour le Changement et la Démocratie (FNCD)     27 13
Alliance Nationale pour la Démocratie ey le Progrès (ANDP)     17 6
Parti Agricole et Industriel National (PAIN)     6 2
Parti Démocratique Chrétien d'Haïti (PDCH)     7 1
Rassemblement des Démocrates Nationaux Progressistes (RDNP)     6 1
Mobilisation pour le Développement National (MDN)     5
Parti National du Travail (PNT)     3 1
Mouvement pour la Reconstruction Nationale (MRN)     1 2
Mouvement de la Libération d'Haïti–Parti Révolutionnaire d'Haïti (MODELH-PRDH)     2
Mouvement Koumbite National (MKN)     2
Independents     5 1
Total   100.00 81* 27
* Two seats were left vacant to be filled by by-elections.
Source: Political Database of the Americas (1999) Haiti: 1990/91 Legislative Election Results / Résultats des élections législatives de 1990/91. [Internet]. Georgetown University and the Organization of American States. In: http://pdba.georgetown.edu/Elecdata/Haiti/91legis.html 21 December 2000.


Preceded by
1988
Haitian presidential election
1990
Succeeded by
1995
Preceded by
1984
Haitian legislative elections
1990–1991
Succeeded by
1995