2018 French Polynesian legislative election

2018 French Polynesian legislative election
French Polynesia
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6 May 2018 (second round)
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All 57 seats in the Assembly of French Polynesia
29 seats needed for a majority
Turnout61.51% (first round) Decrease 4.56pp
66.82% (second round) Decrease 5.97pp
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Tāpura Huiraʻatira Édouard Fritch 48.18 38 New
Tāhōʻēraʻa Huiraʻatira Geffry Salmon 27.70 11 −27
Tāvini Huiraʻatira Oscar Temaru 23.12 8 −3
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
President before President elect
Édouard Fritch
Tāpura Huiraʻatira
Édouard Fritch
Tāpura Huiraʻatira

Legislative elections were held in French Polynesia on 22 April and 6 May 2018.[1] On 22 April 2018, voters cast their ballots in the first round of the election to the Assembly of French Polynesia.[2] A second round was held on 6 May 2018 for the three political parties that exceeded 12.5 percent of the vote in the first round.[2] The new Tapura Huiraatira party emerged as the largest in the Assembly, winning 38 of the 57 seats in a landslide.

  1. ^ "French Polynesia election dates approved". Radio New Zealand. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "March registration for Tahiti election". Radio New Zealand International. 18 January 2018. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.