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Feb. 7, 2006 Held

Haiti
Republic of Haiti
Election for Sénat (Haitian Senate)

Results

Results Notes

4,054,332 votes were cast in total.  This total exceeds the number of registered voters because each voter could cast 3 votes (1 for each seat in their constituency).


Election Results Modified: Feb 05, 2024

General Information

At stake in this election:

  • 30 seats in the Senate

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: President Boniface ALEXANDRE *
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Gerald LATORTUE **
  • Assembly: Haiti has a bicameral National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale) consisting of the Senate with 30 seats and the Chamber of Deputies with 99 seats.

* Boniface ALEXANDRE became president on 29 February 2004, when Jean-Bertrand ARISTIDE resigned as president.

** Prime Minister LATORTUE is an Interim PM.

Description of electoral system:

  • The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term.
  • In the Senate 30 members are elected by popular vote to serve 6-year terms*. In the Chamber of Deputies 99 members are elected by popular vote to serve 4-year terms.

* One-third of the Senate is elected every two years.

Main parties in the Second Round of the electoral race:

  • Party: Fanmi Lavalas / (FL)
    • Leader: Rudy HERIVEAUX
    • Seats won in last Senate election: 26
    • Seats won in last Chamber of Deputies election: 73
  • Party: New Christian Movement for a New Haiti / (MOCHRENA)
    • Leader: Luc MESADIEU
    • Seats won in last Senate election: 0
    • Seats won in last Chamber of Deputies election: 3
  • Party: Open the Gate Party / Parti Louvri Bayre (PLB)
    • Leader: Anès LUBIN
    • Seats won in last Senate election: 0
    • Seats won in last Chamber of Deputies election: 3
  • Party: Liberal Party of Haiti / Parti Libéral Haïtien (PLH)
    • Leader: Gehy MICHEL
    • Seats won in last Senate election: N/A
    • Seats won in last Chamber of Deputies election: N/A

Last Legislative election:

  • Parliamentary elections last held on 21 May 2000. 

Population and number of registered voters:

  • Population: 9,409,479 (2006)
  • Registered Voters: 3,533,430 (2006)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 4,759,777 (2006)

·         Is Haiti a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (17 July 1980)

·         Has Haiti ratified CEDAW: Yes (20 July 1981)

·         Gender Quota: Yes

·         Female candidates in this election: Yes

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 4 (Chamber of Deputies); 4 (Senate) following 2006 elections 

·         Human Development Index Position: 163 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Medium (2014)

Disability Data:

·         Is Haiti a signatory to CRPD: No

·         Has Haiti ratified CRPD: Yes, accession (23 July 2009)

·         Population with a disability: 1,411,421 (est.)

Election Modified: Jun 21, 2024

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