1949 French Oceania by-election explained

On August 3, 1949 the incumbent member of the French National Assembly from French Oceania, Georges Ahnne died. A by-election was held on October 22, 1949, to fill the vacant seat. The election was won by Pouvanaa a Oopa, who got 62% of the votes cast.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Regnault, Jean-Marc. Pouvanaa a Oopa: victime de la raison d'état : les documents parlent. Tahiti: Editions de Tahiti, 2003. p. 20
2. News: NOTES FROM FRENCH OCEANIA . Pacific Islands Monthly . XX . 7 . 98 . February 1950 . 19 September 2022 . National Library of Australia.