1991 Saint-Baptiste presidential election

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1991 Saint-Baptiste presidential election

← 1989 5 May 1991 (first round)
19 May 1991 (second round)
1996 →
Turnout70.13% (first round)
73.40% (second round)
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Nominee Samuel Lucy Édouard Bachelet
Party MRD UCD
Popular vote 9,186 7,539
Percentage 54.92% 45.08%

President before election

Édouard Bachelet
UCD

Elected President

Samuel Lucy
MRD

Presidential elections were held in Saint-Baptiste on 5 May 1991, with a runoff on 19 May. The first democratic election since 1947 and under a new constitution, Samuel Lucy of the pro-reformist Movement for Democratic Reform defeated incumbent President Édouard Bachelet, who represented the Democratic Centre Union, the successor to the former Bachelet regime. Lucy's victory in the second round confirmed the strength of liberal democratic forces in Saint-Baptiste following the fall of the authoritarian regime beforehand, and preceded a similar victory for pro-reformist forces in the June parliamentary elections.

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 %
Samuel Lucy Movement for Democratic Reform 7,605 47.59 9,186 54.92
Édouard Bachelet Democratic Centre Union 7,024 43.95 7,539 45.08
Pierre-Antoine Bailleau Independent 703 4.40
Élie Roatta Independent 648 4.06
Invalid/blank votes 96 212
Total 15,980 100 16,725 100
Registered voters/turnout 22,786 70.13 22,786 73.40