# 1st Legislature of the Haitian Parliament

The 1st Legislature of the Haitian Parliament held office from April 22, 1817, to March 31, 1822. It was the first bicameral parliament, introduced by the Revised Constitution of 1806 under President Alexandre Pétion. It succeeded the 1st unicameral Senate of Haiti, adding the 29-member "Chamber of Representatives of the Communes" as the lower house. Despite the expansion of the parliament, Pétion's also revised the constitution to designate himself as president for life, and the Senate approved his designation of Jean-Pierre Boyer as his successor. In addition, the revision adjusted the 24 Senate members' terms entirely to nine-year terms, and the Chamber of Commons regularly accepted Pétion's slates of nominations for appointments to the Senate. Initially a supporter of democracy, Pétion found the constraints imposed on him by the senate onerous and suspended the legislature in 1818. It was reconstituted following Boyer's succession to the presidency on 30 March 1818.
The parliament only governed southern Haiti until 1820, when the northern Kingdom of Haiti was overthrown in a coup and reintegrated under Boyer's government in Port-au-Prince.

## Members
### Senate

| Senator | Appointment | End of term | Department | Notes |
| Pierre Simon | | | | |
| Hilaire Martin | 5 December 1815 | | | |
| Jean-Louis Larose | 28 February 1817 | | | previous held office 1807-? |
| Casimir Célestin Panayoty | 5 December 1815 | | | |
| Jean-Baptiste Bayard | 5 December 1815 | | | |
| Antoine Gédéon | 5 December 1815 | | | |
| Etienne Célestin Obas | 5 December 1815 | | | |
| Jean Augustin Hogu | 5 December 1815 | | | |
| Noel Viallet | 28 April 1817 | 28 April 1826 | Port-au-Prince | re-elected 14 July 1834 |
| Eloy | 28 April 1817 | 28 April 1826 | Port-au-Prince | |
| Stanislas Lamothe | 28 April 1817 | 28 April 1826 | Port-au-Prince | |
| François Arrault | 28 April 1817 | 28 April 1826 | Port-au-Prince | |
| Alexandre Dégand | 28 April 1817 | 28 April 1826 | Anse-à-Veau | |
| Jean-Baptiste Désiré Canaux | 29 May 1820 | 29 May 1829 | Port-au-Prince | |
| Louis Bazelais | 24 September 1821 | 24 September 1830 | Port-au-Prince | |
| Amédé Gayot | 24 September 1821 | 24 September 1830 | Port-au-Prince | |
| Antoine Lerebours | 24 September 1821 | 24 September 1830 | Port-au-Prince | re-elected 14 July 1834 |
| Jean Thézan | 24 September 1821 | 24 September 1830 | Port-au-Prince | |
| Germain Linard | 24 September 1821 | 24 September 1830 | Port-au-Prince | |
| Samon Roche | 24 September 1821 | 24 September 1830 | St. Marc | |
| Noël Colard | 26 September 1821 | 24 September 1830 | Jean-Rabel | |
| Joseph Philiaire | 26 September 1821 | 24 September 1830 | Cap-Haïtien | |
| Stanislas Latortue | 26 September 1821 | 24 September 1830 | Cap-Haïtien | |

### Chamber of Representatives

| Representative | Commune |
| Louis Vérac | Mirebalais |
| Plomba Ladouceur | Croix-des-Bouquets |
| Pierre André | Port-au-Prince |
| Godefroy | Port-au-Prince |
| Rasteau | Port-au-Prince |
| Vilbon | Léogâne |
| Desnoyers jeune | Grand-Goâve |
| Louque | Petit-Goâve |
| Doret | Miragoâne |
| Erasme Anglade | Anse-à-Veau |
| Doizé Pouponneau | Petit-Trou |
| Dutreuilh | Corail |
| Laraque ainé | Jérémie |
| Labissiere | Abricots |
| Pierre Lundi | Dalmarie |
| N/A | Anse d'Hainault |
| Pierre-Louis Mozaine | Tiburon |
| George Mallet | Coteaux |
| F. Dubreuil | Torbeck |
| D. Sully | Port-Salut |
| Salomon fils | Cayes |
| Lafargue | Cayes |
| Verdier | Cavaillon |
| Lefranc | Saint-Louis |
| Baudouin | Acquin |
| Arbouet | Baynet |
| Louis Baronnet | Jacmel |
| Pierre Maillard | Marigot |
| Gédéon | Saltrou |

## Leaders
### Senate

| Name | Took office | Left office |
| Pierre Simon | 1817 | August 1817 |
| Jean-Louis Larose | August 1817 | ? |
| Hilaire Martin | ? – 1820 | 1820 – ? |
| Amédé Gayot | 1821 | ? |

### Chamber of Representatives

| Name | Took office | Left office |
| Pierre André | ? - 1817 | 1817–? |
| N.-D. Lafargue | ? - July 1820 | July 1820–? |
| Pierre André | ? - 1820 | 1820–? |
| Doizé Pouponneau | ? - November 1821 | November 1821–? |