1996 Saint-Baptiste presidential election

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1996 Saint-Baptiste presidential election

← 1991 5 May 1996 (first round)
19 May 1996 (second round)
2001 →
Turnout60.39% (first round)
61.03% (second round)
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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