1999 Saint-Baptiste parliamentary election

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1999 Saint-Baptiste parliamentary election

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All 14 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
8 seats needed for a majority
Turnout59.27%
  First party Second party
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Leader Emmanuel Ménard Bruno Camille
Party ADÉM UCD
Leader since 11 November 1994 2 June 1996
Leader's seat Saint-Paul-Centre Saint-Luc-Ouest (lost re-election)
Last election 19.86%, 1 seat 49.61%, 13 seats
Seats won 11 3
Seat change Increase10 Decrease10
Popular vote 7,070 5,187
Percentage 53.11% 38.96%
Swing Increase33.25% Decrease10.65%

Prime Minister before election

Bruno Camille
UCD

Elected Prime Minister

Emmanuel Ménard
ADÉM

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 Action 7,070 53.11 11 +10
Democratic Centre Union 5,187 38.96 3 –10
Baptistois Labour Party 805 6.05 0 0
Independents 250 1.88 0 0
Invalid/blank votes 75
Total 13,312 100 14 0
Registered voters/turnout 22,460 59.27