IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Haiti

Republic of Haiti

11,585,000	22
Population (as of Jan. 1, 2022)	Elections in our database
5,835,295	29.72%
Registered Voters (as of April 1, 2015)	Average Turnout

Name	Official Name	Type
Haitian Senate	Sénat	Upper House
Haitian Chamber of Deputies	Chambre des Députés	Lower House
Haitian Presidency	None	Head of State

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President (currently vacant)*
Head of Government: Prime Minister Ariel HENRY
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. Both chambers are currently vacant as elections have not been held since 2015.

* = Previous president Jovenel MOISE was assassinated on 7 July 2021, and presidential elections have yet to be held. Prime Minister HENRY has taken on some presidential duties without being officially appointed to the position.

Description of electoral system:

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

* One-third of the Senate is elected every two years. There are 10 multi-member constituencies (each with three seats) corresponding to the country's departments.

Elections

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turn Out
Haitian Chamber of Deputies	2000-05-21	-	4,245,384	-
Haitian Senate	2000-05-21	-	4,000,000	-
Haitian Senate	2000-07-09	-	4,000,000	-
Haitian Chamber of Deputies	2000-07-09	-	4,000,000	-
Haitian Presidency	2000-11-26	2,871,124	3,668,049	78.27
Haitian Presidency	2006-02-07	2,093,947	3,533,430	59.26
Haitian Chamber of Deputies	2006-02-07	1,774,172	3,533,430	50.21
Haitian Senate	2006-02-07	-	3,533,430	-
Haitian Chamber of Deputies	2006-04-21	-	3,533,430	-
Haitian Senate	2010-11-28	1,065,341	4,712,693	22.61
Haitian Presidency	2010-11-28	1,074,056	4,660,259	23.05
Haitian Chamber of Deputies	2010-11-28	-	4,712,693	-
Haitian Presidency	2011-03-20	1,061,089	4,712,693	22.52
Haitian Senate	2011-03-20	521,098	4,712,693	11.06
Haitian Chamber of Deputies	2011-03-20	-	4,712,693	-
Haitian Chamber of Deputies	2015-08-09	1,046,516	5,871,450	17.82
Haitian Senate	2015-08-09	1,046,516	5,871,450	17.82
Haitian Senate	2015-10-25	1,046,516	5,871,450	17.82
Haitian Presidency	2015-10-25	1,695,092	5,871,450	28.87
Haitian Chamber of Deputies	2015-10-25	1,046,516	5,871,450	17.82
Haitian Presidency	2016-11-20	1,120,663	5,835,295	19.2
Haitian Presidency	2016-11-20	-	-	-

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