1957 French Polynesian legislative election
French Polynesia
3 November 1957

All 30 seats in the Territorial Assembly
15 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
RPDT Pouvanaa a Oopa 45.64 17 −1
Tahitian Union Alfred Poroi 29.33 9 New
Cultivators 2.93 1 New
Social Action 2.69 1 New
UDSR 1.68 1 −4
Independents 8.37 1 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Legislative elections were held in French Polynesia on 3 November 1957 for the Territorial Assembly.[1] The result was a victory for the ruling Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People (RDPT) led by Pouvanaa a Oopa,[2] which won 17 of the 30 seats.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People10,07745.6417
Tahitian Union6,47529.339
Rally of Oceanic People1,3636.170
Cultivators of Tuamotu-Gambier6472.931
Independents of Social Action5932.691
France Tahiti3761.700
Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance3721.681
Peasants' Rally1030.470
Way of Tuamotu950.430
Rally of Marquesian People630.290
Producers of the Australs490.220
Marquesian Independents160.070
Independents1,8498.371
Total22,078100.0030
Valid votes22,07899.56
Invalid/blank votes980.44
Total votes22,176100.00
Source: Assembly of French Polynesia

Elected members

Constituency Member Party
Austral IslandsMatani MooroaDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian People
Mauri TahuhuteraniDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian People
Leeward IslandsEdwin AtgerIndependents of Social Action
Jean-Baptiste Céran-JérusalémyDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian People
Gaston DeaneDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian People
Pierre HunterDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian People
Tautu OopaDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian People
Marcel TixierTahitian Union
Marquesas IslandsHenri FrébaultDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian People
William GreletDemocratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance
Tuamotu and Gambier IslandsRopa ColombelDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian People
Jean FlorissonDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian People
Calixte JouetteTahitian Union
André PorlierCultivators of Tuamotu-Gambier
Windward IslandsRudy BambridgeTahitian Union
Gérald CoppenrathTahitian Union
Jacques DrolletDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian People
Benjamin Céran-JérusalémyDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian People
Paul BouzerDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian People
Raymond HopuareTahitian Union
René Raphael LagardeDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian People
Georges LeboucherTahitian Union
Benjamin LehartelTahitian Union
Charles LehartelDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian People
Pouvanaa a OopaDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian People
Alfred PoroiTahitian Union
Nedo SalmonTahitian Union
Jacques TauraaDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian People
John TearikiDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian People
Frantz VanizetteIndependent
Source: Assembly of French Polynesia

Aftermath

Following the elections, Jean-Baptiste Céran-Jérusalémy was elected President of the Assembly on 10 December. A new government was formed later in the month,[1] including Walter Grand who had lost heavily in the Windward Islands constituency running on the France Tahiti list.[3]

Post Minister
Leader of the GovernmentPouvanaa a Oopa
Minister of the Interior
Minister of Economic AffairsJacques Tauraa
Minister of EducationWalter Grand
Minister of FinanceHenri Bodin
Minister of HealthRené Raphael Lagarde
Minister of Public WorksPierre Hunter
Source: Pacific Islands Monthly

However, following protests about an income tax law, the government was sacked by Governor Camille Victor Bailly in April 1958. Bailly subsequently appointed a new government led by Alfred Poroi.[4]

Following the death of Tautu Oopa in 1961, his wife Céline won a by-election on 8 October 1961, becoming the first woman to sit in the Assembly.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 La chronologie Assembly of French Polynesia
  2. Leftist Party Takes Over in French Polynesia Pacific Islands Monthly, April 1958, p21
  3. Circonscription des Îles du Vent 16 sièges à pourvoir Assembly of French Polynesia
  4. All Quiet in French Islands But Prickly Problem Is Due Soon Pacific Islands Monthly, August 1958, p14
  5. Les élus de l’assemblée territoriale Assembly of French Polynesia
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