1996 Saint-Baptiste presidential election

1996 Saint-Baptiste presidential election

5 May 1996 (first round) 19 May 1996 (second round)
Turnout	60.39% (first round) 61.03% (second round)
File:Vincent Beache.png Nominee Cyrille Bachelet Emmanuel Ménard Party UCD ADÉM Popular vote 7,333 6,573 Percentage 52.73% 47.27%
President before election Samuel Lucy MRD Elected President Cyrille Bachelet 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	%
	Cyrille Bachelet	Democratic Centre Union	6,553	47.62	7,333	52.73
	Emmanuel Ménard	Democratic Action	3,481	25.30	6,573	47.27
	Samuel Lucy	Movement for Democratic Reform	2,394	17.40
	Élie Roatta	Baptistois Labour Party	1,038	7.54
	Pierre-Antoine Bailleau	Independent	294	2.14
Invalid/blank votes			96	–	212	–
Total			13,760	100	13,906	100
Registered voters/turnout			22,786	60.39	22,786	61.03