1962 French Polynesian legislative election explained

Country:French Polynesia
Ongoing:no
Election Date:14 November 1962
Previous Election:1957
Next Election:1967
Seats For Election:All 30 seats in the Territorial Assembly
Majority Seats:15
Percentage1:32.90
Seats1:14
Last Election1:17
Percentage2:19.00
Seats2:8
Last Election2:9
Percentage3:17.66
Seats3:5
Last Election3:New
Seats4:1
Last Election4:New
Party5:Pupu Tiama Maohi
Seats5:1
Last Election5:New
Seats6:1
Last Election6:New

Legislative elections were held in French Polynesia on 14 October 1962 for the Territorial Assembly.[1] The Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People remained the largest party, but lost its majority in the Assembly, winning 14 of the 30 seats.[1]

Results

Elected members

ConstituencyMemberPartyNotes
Austral IslandsMatani MooroaDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleRe-elected
Mauri TahuhuteraniDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleRe-elected
Leeward IslandsGaston DeaneDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleRe-elected
Tetuanui EhuTahitian UnionElected
Marcel HartTahitian Democratic UnionElected
Céline OopaDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleRe-elected
Pita OopaDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleElected
Félix TefaatauDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleElected
Marquesas IslandsWilliam GreletTahitian UnionRe-elected (formerly UDSR)
Hopuetaitetuai RaihautiDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleElected
Tuamotu and Gambier IslandsPierre ColombaniBiens des Tuamotu GambierElected
Paul DeaneDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleElected
Calixte JouetteTahitian UnionRe-elected
Riquet MarereTahitian UnionElected
Windward IslandsRudy BambridgeTahitian UnionRe-elected
Jean-Baptiste Céran-JérusalémyPupu Tiama MaohiRe-elected (previously RDPT)
Gérald CoppenrathTahitian UnionRe-elected
William CoppenrathDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleElected
Jacques DrolletDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleRe-elected
Georges LeboucherTahitian UnionRe-elected
Alexandre Le GayicTahitian Democratic UnionElected
Charles LehartelDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleRe-elected
Teivitau PitoVoice of the PeopleElected
Alfred PoroiTahitian Democratic UnionRe-elected (previously UT)
Rosa RaoulxTahitian Democratic UnionElected
Nedo SalmonTahitian UnionRe-elected
Jean SalmonDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleElected
Jacques TauraaDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleRe-elected
John TearikiDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleRe-elected
Frantz VanizetteTahitian Democratic UnionRe-elected (previously independent)
Source: Assembly of French Polynesia

Aftermath

In the new Council of Government, the Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People had three ministers and the Tahitian Democratic Union two.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-324419870/view?partId=nla.obj-324461340#page/n10/mode/1up/ The Complicated Politics of Polynesia
  2. http://histoire.assemblee.pf/articles.php?id=619 Chronology