1962 French Polynesian legislative election

1962 French Polynesian legislative election

14 November 1962

All 30 seats in the Territorial Assembly 15 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– RDPT Jacques Tauraa 32.90 14 −3 Tahitian Union Rudy Bambridge 19.00 8 −1 Tahitian Democratic Union Alfred Poroi 17.66 5 New Biens des Tuamotu Gambier 1 New Pupu Tiama Maohi 1 New Voice of the People 1 New This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

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

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People	7,839	32.90	14	–3
	Tahitian Union	4,527	19.00	8	–1
	Tahitian Democratic Union	4,207	17.66	5	New
	Biens des Tuamotu Gambier	7,252	30.44	1	New
	Pupu Tiama Maohi			1	New
	Voice of the People			1	New
	Others			0	–
Total		23,825	100.00	30	0
Source: PIM, Henningham

Elected members

Constituency	Member	Party	Notes
Austral Islands	Matani Mooroa	Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People	Re-elected
	Mauri Tahuhuterani	Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People	Re-elected
Leeward Islands	Gaston Deane	Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People	Re-elected
	Tetuanui Ehu	Tahitian Union	Elected
	Marcel Hart	Tahitian Democratic Union	Elected
	Céline Oopa	Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People	Re-elected
	Pita Oopa	Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People	Elected
	Félix Tefaatau	Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People	Elected
Marquesas Islands	William Grelet	Tahitian Union	Re-elected (formerly UDSR)
	Hopuetaitetuai Raihauti	Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People	Elected
Tuamotu and Gambier Islands	Pierre Colombani	Biens des Tuamotu Gambier	Elected
	Paul Deane	Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People	Elected
	Calixte Jouette	Tahitian Union	Re-elected
	Riquet Marere	Tahitian Union	Elected
Windward Islands	Rudy Bambridge	Tahitian Union	Re-elected
	Jean-Baptiste Céran-Jérusalémy	Pupu Tiama Maohi	Re-elected (previously RDPT)
	Gérald Coppenrath	Tahitian Union	Re-elected
	William Coppenrath	Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People	Elected
	Jacques Drollet	Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People	Re-elected
	Georges Leboucher	Tahitian Union	Re-elected
	Alexandre Le Gayic	Tahitian Democratic Union	Elected
	Charles Lehartel	Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People	Re-elected
	Teivitau Pito	Voice of the People	Elected
	Alfred Poroi	Tahitian Democratic Union	Re-elected (previously UT)
	Rosa Raoulx	Tahitian Democratic Union	Elected
	Nedo Salmon	Tahitian Union	Re-elected
	Jean Salmon	Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People	Elected
	Jacques Tauraa	Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People	Re-elected
	John Teariki	Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People	Re-elected
	Frantz Vanizette	Tahitian Democratic Union	Re-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]

References

1. The Complicated Politics of Polynesia Pacific Islands Monthly January 1963, p9
2. Chronology Assembly of French Polynesia