Election Profile:

Flag of Haiti Source for election date

At stake in this election:

  • 12 seats in the Senate (Sénat)

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: President René PRÉVAL
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Michèle PIERRE-LOUIS
  • Assembly: Haiti has a bicameral National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) consisting of the Senate (Sénat) with 30 seats and the Chamber of Deputies (Chambre des Députés) with 99 seats.

Description of electoral system:

  • The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term.
  • Prime Minister is nominated by the President.
  • In the Senate (Sénat) 30 members are elected by majority vote in single-member constituencies to serve 6-year terms*. In the Chamber of Deputies (Chambre des Députés) 99 members are elected by majority vote in single-member constituencies to serve 4-year terms.

* One-third of the Senate is elected every two years. The electoral system is two-round.

Main parties in the electoral race:

  • Party: Hope Grouping / Groupement Politique Lespwa/L'Espoir (LESPWA)
    Leader: René PRéVAL
    Seats won in last Senate election: 0
  • Party: Union for the Salvation of Haiti (UNION) / Union Pour le Sauvetage d'Haiti
    Leader: N/A
    Seats won in last Senate election: 0
  • Party: Party of National Unity (PUN) / Partie de l'Unité Nationale
    Leader: N/A
    Seats won in last Senate election: 0
  • Party: Haiti in Action (LA.A.A.) / L'Ayiti An Aksyon
    Leader: N/A
    Seats won in last Senate election: 0
  • Alliance: Struggling People's Organization / Organisation du Peuple en Lutte
    Leader: N/A
    Seats won in last Senate election: 0
  • Party: Regrouping of Social Democratic Fusion (FUSION) / Regroupement de la Fusion des Sociaux Démocrates
    Leader: N/A
    Seats won in last Senate election: 0
  • Party: Independent Movement for National Reconciliation / Parti Mouvement Indépendant pour la Réconciliation Nationale
    Leader: N/A
    Seats won in last Senate election: 0
  • Party: Union of Haitian Citizens for Democracy, Development and Education (UCADDE) / Union des Citoyens Ayisyen pour la Démocratie, le Développement et l'Education
    Leader: N/A
    Seats won in last Senate election: 0
  • Alliance: Regrouping of Citizens for Hope (RESPE) / Regwoupman Sitwayen pou Espwa
    Leader: N/A
    Seats won in last Senate election: 0
  • Party: Working Together for Haiti (KONBA) / Konbit Pou Ayiti
    Leader: N/A
    Seats won in last Senate election: 0
  • Party: Democratic Movement for the Liberation of Haiti (MODELH-PRDH) / Mouvement Démocratique de Libération d'Haiti
    Leader: N/A
    Seats won in last Senate election: 0
  • Alliance: Assembly of Progressive National Democats / Rassemblement des Démocrates Nationaux Progressistes
    Leader: N/A
    Seats won in last Senate election: 0
  • Party: For Everybody (PONT) / Pou Nou Tout
    Leader: N/A
    Seats won in last Senate election: 0
  • Party: Party for Social Renovation (PSR) / Parti Social Rénové
    Leader: N/A
    Seats won in last Senate election: 0
  • Party: Movement for the Instauration of Democracy in Haiti (MIDH) / Mouvement pour l'Instauration de la Démocratie en Haiti
    Leader: N/A
    Seats won in last Senate election: 0
  • Alliance: Party of Popular Understanding (PEP) / Parti d'Entente Populaire
    Leader: N/A
    Seats won in last Senate election: 0

Population and number of registered voters:

  • Population: 9,035,536 (July 2009 est.)
  • Registered Voters: N/A

Last Updated on 04/15/2009