The following is a list of the terms of the Parliament of Haiti since the formation of the first bicameral parliament in 1817. In Haitian historiography, the first unicameral Senate, which served from 1806 to 1817, is considered separate from the first Legislature
List of legislatures
edit| Legislature | Elections | Term | Presidents of the Lower House | Presidents of the Senate | Head(s) of state | Notes | References |
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| 1st Senate | 1806 - 1817 | unicameral 24-member legislature nominated by adult male voters but ultimately elected by other senators. only governed southern Haiti. | |||||
| 1st Legislature | April 22, 1817-March 31, 1822 | Pierre André, N.-D. Lafargue | first bicameral legislature under the Revised Constitution of 1806. Governed southern Haiti from 1817-1820 when the northern Kingdom of Haiti was reintegrated. | ||||
| 2nd Legislature | April 1822-March 31, 1827 | governed the entire island. | |||||
| 3rd Legislature | April 1827-March 31, 1832 | ||||||
| 4th Legislature | April 1832-March 31, 1837 | ||||||
| 5th Legislature | April 1837-March 31, 1842 | ||||||
| 6th Legislature | April 6, 1842-Sept. 1843 | ||||||
| vacant | 1843-1847 | Haitian occupation of eastern side of the island ends in 1844. | |||||
| 7th Legislature | March 11, 1847-March 31, 1852 | ||||||
| 8th Legislature | April 7, 1852-March 31, 1857 | ||||||
| 9th Legislature | April 14, 1857-March 31, 1862 | ||||||
| 10th Legislature | April 14, 1862-July 3, 1863 | dissolved by order of Fabre Geffrard over budgetary disputes (June 8 1863). | |||||
| 11th Legislature | September 3, 1863-March 17, 1867 | formed after a snap election (September 7 1863) | |||||
| 12th Legislature | October 3, 1867-February 4, 1869 | driven out of chambers by supporters of Sylvain Salnave (October 14, 1867). Continued to meet until the civil war became too intense to continue. | |||||
| vacant | 1869 - 1870 | ||||||
| 13th Legislature | May 21, 1870-March 31, 1873 | ||||||
| 14th Legislature | July 30, 1873 - May 14, 1874 |
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| 15th Legislature | Oct. 7, 1875 -April 14, 1879 | ||||||
| 16th Legislature | May 15, 1879-Jan. 1882 | ||||||
| 17th Legislature | 1882 | Jan. 1882-March 14, 1887 | |||||
| 18th Legislature | April 5, 1887-Oct. 25, 1888 | ||||||
| vacant | 1888-1890 | ||||||
| 19th Legislature | May 26, 1890-April 15, 1893 | ||||||
| 20th Legislature | August 11, 1893-March 31, 1896 | ||||||
| vacant | 1896 - 1899 | ||||||
| 21st Legislature | April 9, 1896-4 April 1899 | ||||||
| 22nd Legislature | May 31, 1899-April 10, 1902 | ||||||
| 23rd Legislature | April 14, 1902-May 12, 1902 | ||||||
| 24th Legislature | Dec. 21, 1902- April 2, 1905 | ||||||
| 25th Legislature | May 4, 1905-April 7, 1908 | ||||||
| 26th Legislature | April 21, 1908-April 9, 1911 | ||||||
| 27th Legislature | May 10, 1911-Jan. 25, 1914 | ||||||
| 28th Legislature | April 23, 1914-April 1, 1917 | assassination of Vilbrun Guillaume Sam; beginning of the United States occupation of Haiti (1915) | |||||
| 29th Legislature | April 19, 1917-June 19, 1917 | dissolved by Philippe Sudré Dartiguenave when he refused to accept the results of Senate elections in January 1917 | |||||
| vacant | 1917-1930 | presidents elected by a Council of State | |||||
| 30th legislature | 1930 | Nov. 17, 1930-April 3 1932 | [1][2] | ||||
| 31st Legislature | 1932 | April 13, 1932-1935 | |||||
| 32nd Legislature | 1935 | January 20, 1935-January 14, 1941 | |||||
| 33rd Legislature | 1941 | January 30, 1941-January 12, 1945 | |||||
| National Constituent Assembly | 1946 | ||||||
| 34th Legislature | 1946 | April 2, 1946-April 2, 1950 | |||||
| Constituent Assembly | 1950 | Lavaud | |||||
| 35th Legislature | April 2, 1950-May 10, 1950 | Lavaud | |||||
| 36th Legislature | 1950, 1955 | December 6, 1950-April 10, 1955 | |||||
| vacant | 1955 - 1956 | ||||||
| 37th Legislature | Jan. 22, 1957-March 29, 1957 | ||||||
| 38th Legislature | 1957 | Oct. 11, 1957-
April 10, 1961 |
F. Duvalier | Mostly consists of supporters of François Duvalier. Passes the 1957 constitution, which abolishes the Senate | |||
| 39th Legislature | 1961, 1964 | May 12, 1961-April 10, 1967 | F. Duvalier | First unicameral legislature under the rule of François Duvalier and the 1961 constitution | |||
| 40th Legislature | 1967 | April 10, 1967-April 8, 1973 | F. Duvalier, J-C Duvalier | ||||
| 41st Legislature | 1973 | April 9, 1973-April 8, 1979 | J-C Duvalier | ||||
| 42nd Legislature | 1979 | April 9, 1979-August 27, 1983 | J-C Duvalier | ||||
| 43rd Legislature | 1984 | 1984- Feb 7, 1986 | J-C Duvalier | unicameral legislature suspended by the National Council of Government. | |||
| Constitutional Assembly | 1986 | 1986-1988 | governed by the National Council of Government | ||||
| 44th Legislature | 1987–1988 | Feb 7, 1988- Jun 20, 1988 | Bicameral legislature restored under 1987 constitution; legislature suspended by 1988 coup | ||||
| vacant | 1988 - 1991 | ||||||
| 45th Legislature | 1990–91, 1993 | Feb 4, 1991-Feb 4, 1995 | |||||
| 46th Legislature | 1995,1997 | Oct 9, 1995- Jan 11, 1999 | |||||
| 47th Legislature | 2000 | Aug 2000- Jan 12, 2004 | legislature dissolved by 2004 Haitian coup d'état | ||||
| vacant | 2004 - 2006 | ||||||
| 48th Legislature | 2006, 2009 (Senate) | May 8, 2006- May 10, 2010 | |||||
| 49th Legislature | 2010-2011 | April 25, 2011- 13 January 2015 | [3] | ||||
| 50th Legislature | 2015–16 (general), 2016–17 (Senate) | Jan 11, 2016-January 2020 | most recent legislature to meet | [4] | |||
| vacant | TBD | 2020 - present | elections indefinitely postponed due to ongoing political crisis |
References
edit- ^ "Le Moniteur" (PDF). 7 December 1931.
- ^ "Le Moniteur" (PDF). 22 November 1930.
- ^ "2000.- Politique et gouvernement » Haiti-Référence". Haiti-Référence (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ "Trois Cheron, deux Bernard et Trois Gilles parmi les représentants de Pestel, de 1817 à 2020 - Rezo Nòdwès". Rezo Nòdwès - Le journal citoyen haïtien ! (in French). 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2024-08-19.