1957 French Polynesian legislative election

3 November 1957

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

Party Leader % Seats +/– RPDT Pouvanaa a Oopa 45.64 17 −1 Tahitian Union Alfred Poroi 29.33 9 New Cultivators 2.93 1 New Social Action 2.69 1 New UDSR 1.68 1 −4 Independents — 8.37 1 +1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Politics of French Polynesia
President of France Emmanuel Macron High Commissioner of the Republic Éric Spitz President of French Polynesia Moetai Brotherson Council of Ministers Assembly of French Polynesia President: Antony Géros
Political parties Elections Parliamentary: 2013, 2018, 2023 Referendums: 1940, 1958 Administrative divisions
Other countries

Legislative elections were held in French Polynesia on 3 November 1957 for the Territorial Assembly.^[1] The result was a victory for the ruling Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People (RDPT) led by Pouvanaa a Oopa,^[2] which won 17 of the 30 seats.

Results

Aftermath

Following the elections, Jean-Baptiste Céran-Jérusalémy was elected President of the Assembly on 10 December. A new government was formed later in the month,^[1] including Walter Grand who had lost heavily in the Windward Islands constituency running on the France Tahiti list.^[3]

However, following protests about an income tax law, the government was sacked by Governor Camille Victor Bailly in April 1958. Bailly subsequently appointed a new government led by Alfred Poroi.^[4]

Following the death of Tautu Oopa in 1961, his wife Céline won a by-election on 8 October 1961, becoming the first woman to sit in the Assembly.^[5]

References