Haitian presidential referendum, 1961

Haitian presidential election, 1961

1961

Candidate François Duvalier Party National Unity Party Popular vote 1,320,748 Percentage 100.0%

President before election François Duvalier National Unity Party Elected President François Duvalier National Unity Party

A presidential referendum in Haiti was called in 1961 to determine whether to let president François Duvalier remain in office for a further six years. The official count was 1,320,748 votes in favor of Duvalier and none against--an implausible result that could have only been the product of fraud. The New York Times wrote about the referendum, "Latin America has witnessed many fraudulent elections throughout its history but none has been more outrageous than the one which has just taken place in Haiti."^[1]

References

Elections and referendums in Haiti
Presidential elections	1950 1957 1987 1988 1990 1995 2000 2006 2010–11 2015 2016 (Feb)* 2016 (Nov)
Parliamentary elections	1790 1791 1801 1806 1817 1822 1827 1832 1837 1842 1843 1847 1852 1857 1862 1863 1867 1870 1873 1875 1879 1882 1887 1890 1893 1896 1899 1902 1905 1908 1911 1914 1917 1930 1932 1936 1940 1946 1950 1955 1957 1961 1964 1967 1973 1979 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990–91 1993 1995 1997 2000 2006 2010–11 2015–16
Senate elections	1808 1812 1815 1930 1932 1936 1940 1946 1950 1955 1957 1961 1964 1967 1973 1979 1984 1987 1988 1990–91 1993 1995 1997 2000 2006 2009 2010–11 2015 2016–17
Referendums	1918 1928 1935 (Feb) 1935 (Jun) 1939 1961 1964 1971 1985 1987
• Indirect elections