Constitutional Assembly elections were held in
Haiti
Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...
on 19 October 1986. Voters elected 41 of the 61 seats, with the remaining 20 appointed by the
National Council of Government (CNG).
[''Anuario Interamericano de Derechos Humanos 1987'', p428] The CNG claimed that voter turnout was 9.2%, although it was widely reported to be under 5%.
[ A total of 101 candidates contested the 41 seats, which were based on the country's ]arrondissements
An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands.
Europe
France
The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements'', ...
.
Aftermath
The Assembly started meeting on 1 December,[ and drafted a new constitution, which was approved in a ]referendum
A referendum (plural: referendums or less commonly referenda) is a direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue. This is in contrast to an issue being voted on by a representative. This may result in the adoption of a ...
the following year.[Yves Beigbeder (1994) ''International Monitoring of Plebiscites, Referenda and National Elections: Self-Determination and Transition to Democracy'', Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, p170]
References
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Elections in Haiti
Haiti
Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...
1986 in Haiti
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