1986 Haitian Constitutional Assembly election

Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Haiti on 19 October 1986.[1] Voters elected 41 of the 61 seats, with the remaining 20 appointed by the National Council of Government (CNG).[2] The CNG claimed that voter turnout was 9.2%, although it was widely reported to be under 5%.[2][3] A total of 101 candidates contested the 41 seats,[4] which were based on the country's arrondissements.[5]

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The Assembly started meeting on 1 December,[2] and drafted a new constitution, which was approved in a referendum the following year.[6]

References
  1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p381 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. Anuario Interamericano de Derechos Humanos 1987, p428
  3. Deidre McFadyen & Pierre LaRamée (1995) Haiti: Dangerous Crossroads, South End Press, p21
  4. The Europa World Year Book 2003, p1946
  5. Report on the Situation of Human Rights in Haiti General Secretariat, Organization of American States, p64
  6. Yves Beigbeder (1994) International Monitoring of Plebiscites, Referenda and National Elections: Self-Determination and Transition to Democracy, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, p170
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