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| Turnout | 66.07% (first round) 72.79% (second round) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Legislative elections were held in French Polynesia on 21 April and 5 May 2013. [1] The result was a landslide victory for the Tahoera'a Huiraatira party, which won 38 of the 57 seats in the Assembly.
The election was held using a two round system. In the first round, parties were required to cross a threshold of 12.5% in order to participate in the second round, [1] although parties receiving between 5% and 12.5% were allowed to form an alliance for the second round with a party that did qualify. [2] In the second round, 38 seats are allocated by proportional representation, with the party receiving the most votes gaining an additional 19 seats. [1]
The Union for Democracy alliance was continued for the elections, consisting of Aia Api, Here Ai'a, Tavini Huiraatira, Tapura Amui No Raromatai and Tapura Amui No Te Faatereraa Manahune – Tuhaa Pae (a coalition between ULPD members and the Tapura Amui no Tuhaa Pae party). A new alliance, A Tia Porinetia, was formed for the election, which included To Tatou Aia and several smaller parties. [1]
After being knocked out in the first round, Emile Vernier, leader of the Rally for the Respect of the Polynesian Population, gave his backing to A Tia Porinetia. [3]
| Party | First round | Second round | Seats | +/– | |||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||
| Tahoera'a Huiraatira | 51,316 | 40.16 | 62,340 | 45.11 | 38 | +28 | |
| Union for Democracy | 30,781 | 24.09 | 40,441 | 29.26 | 11 | –8 | |
| A Tia Porinetia | 25,453 | 19.92 | 35,421 | 25.63 | 8 | New | |
| Porinetia Ora | 7,293 | 5.71 | 0 | New | |||
| Ia Tura to'u Femus | 4,553 | 3.56 | 0 | New | |||
| Te Ara Ti'a | 3,956 | 3.10 | 0 | New | |||
| Te Hiti Tau Api | 3,079 | 2.41 | 0 | New | |||
| Rally for the Respect of the Polynesian Population | 885 | 0.69 | 0 | New | |||
| Amuitahiraa Huiraatira | 452 | 0.35 | 0 | New | |||
| Total | 127,768 | 100.00 | 138,202 | 100.00 | 57 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 127,768 | 98.75 | 138,202 | 98.99 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,621 | 1.25 | 1,412 | 1.01 | |||
| Total votes | 129,389 | 100.00 | 139,614 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 195,835 | 66.07 | 191,799 | 72.79 | |||
| Source: Tahiti Infos [4] [5] | |||||||
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