1988 Haitian general election

The 1988 Haitian general election took place on 17 January 1988,[1] after the 1987 general election had been cancelled due to an election day massacre of voters either orchestrated or condoned by the Haitian military.[2] The elections were boycotted by most candidates who had contested the previous elections and turnout was lower than 4%.[2]

The official results were made public on 24 January, and it was a victory for Leslie Manigat of the Rally of Progressive National Democrats.[3] However, he was removed from office on 20 June, in a military coup.[2]

Results

President

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Leslie Manigat	Rally of Progressive National Democrats	534,110	50.2
Hubert de Ronceray	Movement for National Development	209,526	19.7
Gérard Philippe Auguste	Peasant Worker Movement	151,391	14.2
Grégoire Eugène	Social Christian Party	97,556	9.2
Alphonse Lahèns	Haitian Progressive National Movement	34,371	3.2
Michel Lamartinière Honorat	National Union of Democratic Forces	16,550	1.6
Jean Théagène	National Union of Haitian Democrats	15,113	1.4
Hugo Noël		2,892	0.3
Arnold Dumas	National Party of Workers' Defence	1,264	0.1
Hector Estimé		471	0.0
Dieuveuil Joseph		149	0.0
Lysias Verret		77	0.0
Edouard Francisque	Union for Haitian Renewal	59	0.0
Raphaël François		8	0.0
Invalid/blank votes			–
Total		1,063,537	100
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's Election Needs Help Carter Center
3. "Leslie Manigat, elegido presidente de Haití". El País (in Spanish). 25 January 1988. Retrieved 1 January 2016.