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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]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| 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 | |||||
In the new Council of Government, the Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People had three ministers and the Tahitian Democratic Union two. [2]
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