1957 Haitian general election

General elections were held in Haiti on 22 September 1957.^[1] Former Minister of Labour François Duvalier won the presidential election running under the National Unity Party banner,^[2] defeating Louis Déjoie,^[3] as well as independent moderate Clement Jumelle, who had dropped out on election day in a cloud of suspicions that the army was monitoring the election in favour of Duvalier. Former head of state Daniel Fignolé, considered a champion of poor blacks, was considered ineligible as he had been forcibly exiled months before the election, allegedly kidnapped.

1957 Haitian general election

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Presidential election

Nominee François Duvalier Louis Déjoie Party PUN PAEN Popular vote 680,509 249,956 Percentage 72.36% 26.58%

President before election Antonio Thrasybule Kébreau (Chairman of the Military Council) Military Elected President François Duvalier National Unity Party

Supporters of Duvalier also won the Chamber of Deputies elections.^[4] Following the election, Déjoie went into exile in Cuba along with his supporters, fearing repression from Duvalier's supporters. Haiti was not to see a free or semi-free election again until after the fall of Duvalier's son Jean-Claude Duvalier in February 1986.

Voters cut the nail of the little finger of the left hand and dipped it in indelible ink to mark that the person voted.^[5]

Results

President

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	François Duvalier	National Unity Party	680,509	72.36
	Louis Déjoie	National Agricultural Industrial Party	249,956	26.58
	Clement Jumelle	National Party	9,980	1.06
Total			940,445	100.00
Source: Nohlen

Chamber of Deputies

Party		Seats
	Duvalier supporters	35
	Déjoie supporters	2
Total		37
Source: Nohlen