1957 Haitian general election

General elections were held in Haiti on 22 September 1957.[1] Former Minister of Labour François Duvalier won the presidential election running under the National Unity Party banner,[2] defeating Louis Déjoie,[3] as well as independent moderate Clement Jumelle, who had dropped out on election day in a cloud of suspicions that the army was monitoring the election in favour of Duvalier. Former head of state Daniel Fignolé, considered a champion of poor blacks, was considered ineligible as he had been forcibly exiled months before the election, allegedly kidnapped.

1957 Haitian general election
22 September 1957
 
Nominee François Duvalier Louis Déjoie
Party National Unity Party National Agricultural Industrial Party
Popular vote 680,509 249,656
Percentage 72.4% 26.6%
President before election

Antonio Thrasybule Kébreau (Chairman of the Military Council)
Military

 Elected President

François Duvalier
National Unity Party

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Supporters of Duvalier also won the Chamber of Deputies elections.[4] Following the election, Déjoie went into exile in Cuba along with his supporters, fearing repression from Duvalier supporters. Haiti was not to see a free or semi-free election until after the fall of Duvalier's son Jean-Claude Duvalier in February 1986.

Voters cut the nail of the little finger of the left hand and dipped it in indelible ink to mark that the person voted.[5]

Results

President
Candidate Party Votes %
François DuvalierNational Unity Party680,50972.4
Louis DéjoieNational Agricultural Industrial Party249,65626.6
Clement JumelleNational Party9,9801.1
Invalid/blank votes-
Total940,445100
Source: Nohlen

Chamber of Deputies
Party Votes % Seats
Duvalier supporters35
Déjoie supporters2
Invalid/blank votes--
Total37
Source: Nohlen

References
  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p381 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. Haiti: Political Parties Country Studies
  3. AvSteeve Coupeau, The history of Haiti
  4. Nohlen, p389
  5. "You Have One Week Left In Which To Grow Finger Nail". Haiti Sun. 15 September 1957. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
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