1995 Saint-Baptiste parliamentary election

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1995 Saint-Baptiste parliamentary election

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All 14 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
8 seats needed for a majority
Turnout64.37%
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Cyrille Bachelet Emmanuel Ménard Joseph Morin
Party UCD ADÉM MRD
Leader since 20 May 1992 11 November 1994 4 March 1991
Leader's seat Saint-Paul-Est Saint-Paul-Centre Sainte-Anne-Centre (Lost re-election)
Last election 45.79%, 6 seats Did not exist 51.61%, 8 seats
Seats won 13 1 0
Seat change Increase7 Increase1 Decrease8
Popular vote 7,277 2,913 3,102
Percentage 49.61% 19.86% 21.15%
Swing Increase3.82% Increase19.86% Decrease30.46%

Prime Minister before election

Joseph Morin
MRD

Elected Prime Minister

Cyrille Bachelet
UCD

Electoral method

The fourteen deputies are elected via plurality voting in fourteen individual single-member constituencies, following a first-past-the-post system.

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Democratic Centre Union 7,277 49.61 13 +7
Movement for Democratic Reform 3,102 21.15 0 –8
Democratic Action 2,913 19.86 1 New
Baptistois Labour Party 1,074 7.32 0 New
Independents 301 2.05 0 0
Invalid/blank votes 63
Total 14,667 100 14 0
Registered voters/turnout 22,786 64.37