2016 Saint-Baptiste presidential election

2016 Saint-Baptiste presidential election

1 May 2016 (first round) 15 May 2016 (second round)
Turnout	59.37% (first round) 60.45% (second round)
UCD Nominee Emmanuel Ménard Étienne Chaney Party PAN UCD Popular vote 7,009 6,635 Percentage 51.37% 48.63%
President before election Emmanuel Ménard PAN Elected President Emmanuel Ménard PAN

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	%
	Emmanuel Ménard	National Action Party	6,319	47.16	7,009	51.37
	Étienne Chaney	Democratic Centre Union	5,228	39.01	6,635	48.63
	Jeanne Duclos	Baptistois Labour Party–Peyi	1,284	9.58
	Phil Abbadie	Independent	569	4.25
Invalid/blank votes			101	–	114	–
Total			13,400	100	13,644	100
Registered voters/turnout			22,571	59.37	22,571	60.45