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 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.

Voters cut the nail of the little finger of the left hand and dipped it in indelible ink to mark that the person voted.[5]

Results

President

Candidate Party Votes %
François DuvalierNational Unity Party680,50972.4
Louis DéjoieNational Agricultural Industrial Party249,65626.6
Clement JumelleNational Party9,9801.1
Invalid/blank votes-
Total940,445100
Source: Nohlen

Chamber of Deputies

Party Votes % Seats
Duvalier supporters35
Déjoie supporters2
Invalid/blank votes--
Total37
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. ↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p381 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ↑ Haiti: Political Parties Country Studies
  3. ↑ AvSteeve Coupeau, The history of Haiti
  4. ↑ Nohlen, p389
  5. ↑ "You Have One Week Left In Which To Grow Finger Nail". Haiti Sun. 15 September 1957. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
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