Haitian general election, 1957
General elections were held in Haiti on 22 September 1957.[1] Former Minister of Labour François Duvalier won the presidential election running under the National Unity Party banner,[2] defeating the wealthy mulatto Louis Déjoie,[3] as well as independent moderate Clement Jumelle, who had dropped out on election day in a cloud of suspicions that the army was monitoring the election in favour of Duvalier. Former head of state Daniel Fignolé, considered a champion of poor blacks, was considered ineligible as he had been forcibly exiled months before the election, allegedly kidnapped.
Supporters of Duvalier also won the Chamber of Deputies elections.[4] Following the election, Déjoie went into exile in Cuba along with his supporters, fearing repression from Duvalier supporters. Haiti was not to see a free or semi-free election until after the fall of Duvalier's son Jean-Claude Duvalier in February 1986.
Results
President
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| François Duvalier |
National Unity Party |
680,509 |
72.4 |
| Louis Déjoie |
National Agricultural Industrial Party |
249,656 |
26.6 |
| Clement Jumelle |
National Party |
9,980 |
1.1 |
| Invalid/blank votes |
|
- |
| Total |
940,445 |
100 |
| Source: Nohlen |
Chamber of Deputies
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
| Duvalier supporters |
|
|
35 |
| Déjoie supporters |
|
|
2 |
| Invalid/blank votes |
|
- |
- |
| Total |
|
|
37 |
| Source: Nohlen |
References
- ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p381 ISBN 9780199283576
- ^ Haiti: Political Parties Country Studies
- ^ AvSteeve Coupeau, The history of Haiti
- ^ Nohlen, p389