2007 Wallis and Futuna Territorial Assembly election

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Territorial Assembly elections were held in Wallis and Futuna on 1 April 2007. [1] [2] Of the twenty-six lists contesting the election, twenty won one seat each in an election that has been described as "having elected members along mainly clan lines". [3] Three new members were elected, and turnout was 71 per cent. [4]

The new president of the Territorial Assembly should have been chosen on 6 April 2007, but this was delayed until 11 April 2007 due to bad weather. [5] On that date, Pesamino Taputai was elected with 12 votes in favour. [6] [7]

Results

PartySeats
Right-leaning lists (UMP, Modem and others)12
Left-leaning lists (PS and others)8
Total20

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References

  1. ↑ "Few changes in Wallis and Futuna election". RNZ Pacific. 2 April 2007.
  2. ↑ "Elections territoriales à Wallis et Futuna" (in French). L'Obs. 30 March 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "Few changes in Wallis and Futuna election". Pacific Islands Report. 4 February 2007. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "ABC Radio Australia".
  5. ↑ "Bad weather delays Wallis and Futuna assembly president's election". RNZ Pacific. 6 April 2007.
  6. ↑ "Wallis and Futuna chooses Taputai as assembly president". RNZ Pacific. 12 April 2007.
  7. ↑ Angleviel, Frederic (2008). "Wallis and Futuna in Review: Issues and Events, 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007". The Contemporary Pacific. 20 (1): 251–254. Retrieved 6 September 2022.


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