| Country: | French Polynesia |
| Election Date: | 18 January 1953 |
| Next Election: | 1957 |
| Seats For Election: | All 30 seats in the Territorial Assembly |
| Majority Seats: | 15 |
| First Election: | yes |
| Party1: | RDPT |
| Percentage1: | 51.88 |
| Leader1: | Pouvanaa a Oopa |
| Seats1: | 18 |
| Party2: | UDSR–RPF |
| Percentage2: | 35.66 |
| Seats2: | 7 |
Legislative elections were held in French Oceania on 18 January 1953, the first to the new Territorial Assembly, which replaced the Representative Assembly.[1]
The result was a victory for the Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People (RDPT) led by Pouvanaa a Oopa, which won 18 of the 25 seats.[2] The Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance won five seats and the Rally of the French People two; the two parties had run together as the Union for the Defence of the Interests of French Oceania (UDIOF).
Oopa failed to win a seat in Papeete, and subsequently stated that he would complain about election fraud to the French government.[3] Governor René Petitbon organised an official enquiry, which concluded that the allegations were unfounded.[4]
Following the elections, the Assembly convened for the first time on 14 March. Jean-Baptiste Céran-Jérusalémy, a member of the RDPT, was elected President of the Assembly two days later.[2]
Following a dispute in the Assembly on 10 April, a fight broke out between Noël Ilari and Alfred Poroi. Ilari then challenged Poroi to a duel, which Poroi agreed should take place at the end of the day. However, the Governor broadcast a radio message, banning it from taking place and stationing police at the homes of the two.[4]