2001 Saint-Baptiste presidential election

2001 Saint-Baptiste presidential election

6 May 2001 (first round) 20 May 2001 (second round)
Turnout	55.62% (first round) 60.88% (second round)
File:Vincent Beache.png Nominee Cyrille Bachelet Marc-Antoine Vernier Party UCD PAN Popular vote 7,631 6,043 Percentage 55.81% 44.19%
President before election Cyrille Bachelet UCD 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	5,293	42.37	7,631	55.81
	Marc-Antoine Vernier	National Action Party	4,467	35.76	6,043	44.19
	Joseph Morin	Independent	1,596	12.78
	Martin Mallette	Baptistois Labour Party	1,136	9.09
Invalid/blank votes			54	–	88	–
Total			12,492	100	13,674	100
Registered voters/turnout			22,460	55.62	22,460	60.88