2006 Saint-Baptiste presidential election

2006 Saint-Baptiste presidential election

7 May 2006 (first round) 21 May 2006 (second round)
Turnout	48.28% (first round) 45.88% (second round)
Nominee Jean-Michel Fournier Emmanuel Ménard Party UCD ADÉM Popular vote 5,993 4,312 Percentage 58.16% 41.84%
President before election Cyrille Bachelet UCD Elected President Jean-Michel Fournier UCD

Electoral method

The President is elected through a two-round system for a five-year term, renewable once. If no candidate wins an absolute majority of the popular vote, a second round is held between the two candidates who received the largest shares of the vote.

Results

Candidate		Party	First round		Second round
			Votes	%	Votes	%
	Jean-Michel Fournier	Democratic Centre Union	4,025	37.11	5,993	58.16
	Emmanuel Ménard	Democratic Action	3,419	31.53	4,312	41.84
	Marc Féret	Baptistois Labour Party	2,099	19.35
	Joseph Morin	Independent	964	8.89
	Arthur Carré	Independent	338	3.12
Invalid/blank votes			61	–	104	–
Total			10,845	100	10,305	100
Registered voters/turnout			22,460	48.28	22,460	45.88