1961 Haitian parliamentary election explained

Election Name:1961 Haitian parliamentary election
Country:Haiti
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1957 Haitian general election
Previous Year:1957
Election Date:30 April 1961
Next Election:1964 Haitian parliamentary election
Next Year:1964
Seats For Election:All 67 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
Majority Seats:34
Leader1:François Duvalier
Party1:National Unity Party (Haiti)
Seats1:67
Percentage1:100%

Parliamentary elections were held in Haiti on 30 April 1961.[1] They followed the dissolution of Parliament by President François Duvalier and the abolition of the Senate, making the Chamber of Deputies a unicameral body. Duvalier's National Unity Party won all 67 seats in the elections,[2] which were later re-interpreted as presidential elections in order to give Duvalier a six-year presidential term and avoid the need for scheduled presidential election in 1963.[3] [4]

For the first time in Haitian history, two women were elected as deputies: Madame Max Adolphe and Aviole Paul-Blanc.[5]

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Nohlen, p389
  3. Nohlen, p376
  4. The Statesman's Year-Book 1964-65, p1083
  5. Web site: First Women Deputies Sits In Unicameral . Haiti Sun . 14 May 1961 . 17 July 2018.