1991 Saint-Baptiste presidential election

1991 Saint-Baptiste presidential election

5 May 1991 (first round) 19 May 1991 (second round)
Turnout	70.13% (first round) 73.40% (second round)
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