2022 Wallis and Futuna Territorial Assembly election

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2022 Wallis and Futuna Territorial Assembly election
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  2017 20 March 2022 2027  

All 20 seats in the Territorial Assembly
10 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeaderSeats+/–
DVG 100
Independents 5+5
DVC 2+1
PS 1+1
DVD 1−1
LR 1−2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Results by constituency

Elections for the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna were held on 20 March 2022 where all 20 seats were up for election. [1]

Contents

Background

The 2017 Wallis and Futuna Territorial Assembly election saw 19 electoral lists sharing the 20 seats of the Territorial Assembly. The only list able to gain two seats was Fakatahi kihe kaha'u e lelei / Ensemble pour un avenir meilleur (Together for a Better Future). There were nine newly elected members in the 20-seat Assembly. Among the elected members, six were women. [2]

The 2017 elections were noted for their very high participation, one of the highest in the recent history of Wallis and Futuna. Slightly more than 88% of the electorate voted, with voter turnout at 87% on Wallis and 93% on Futuna. [3]

Results

Half the seats were won by new members. [4] Turnout was over 84 percent. [4]

Hihifo
PartyVotes%SeatsElected
Fakatahi kihe kahau lelei37631.441Soane Paulo Mailagi
Fakatahi'aga o Hihifo31726.511Lémee Ronny Tauhavili
Amanaki, ke tahi23319.481Sandrine Ilalio
Vaka'afea21417.890
Sii hahai siakina ite mauli aho fuli564.680
Total1,196100.003
Valid votes1,19699.09
Invalid/blank votes110.91
Total votes1,207100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,48481.33
Source: Government of Wallis and Futuna [5]
Hahake
PartyVotes%SeatsElected
Ta'ofi ki Uvea mo Futuna53524.841 Mikaele Kulimoetoke
Ta'ofi ke ma'u pea sio mama'o52224.231Atelea Vaitootai
Le'o o he kaha'u lelei43520.191 Lavinia Kanimoa
Ofa kite kaha'u35416.431 Lauriane Vergé
Amanaki kihe apogipogi lelei30814.300
Total2,154100.004
Valid votes2,15498.58
Invalid/blank votes311.42
Total votes2,185100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,72080.33
Source: Government of Wallis and Futuna [5]
Mua
PartyVotes%SeatsElected
Ofa mo'oni ki tou fenua42219.742 Munipoese Muli’aka’aka, Palatina Fiakaifonu
Mauli fetokoniaki41319.322 Mikaele Seo, Malia Kialiki Lagikula
Le'o akiha28613.381Paino Vanai
Ofa peake gaue ki he kaha'u lelei27712.961Sosefo Toluafe
Ta'ofi kite lelei fakatahi1939.030
Mauli Fakatahi1617.530
Si'i Mua ma'a tatou - Uvea mo Futuna1406.550
Faigamalie kite kaha'u1336.220
Laga fenua1135.290
Total2,138100.006
Valid votes2,13899.35
Invalid/blank votes140.65
Total votes2,152100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,52285.33
Source: Government of Wallis and Futuna [5]
Alo
PartyVotes%SeatsElected
Fau ile alofa40226.191Lafaele Tukumuli
Vaka fo'ou tou fakatasi36623.841Petelo Leleivai
Lou Fenua31120.261Sosefo Motuku
Travail et Partage25716.741Frédéric Baudry
Alo-fa19912.960
Total1,535100.004
Valid votes1,53599.80
Invalid/blank votes30.20
Total votes1,538100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,70290.36
Source: Government of Wallis and Futuna [5]
Sigave (anulled results)
PartyVotes%SeatsElected
Tou fakatasi kile apogipogi olotatou fenua23827.291Soane Taukolo
Fakatasi kile tou ka'au21724.891Tuliano Talomafaia
Amanaki20923.971Charles Gaveau
Kile laga o lou fenua20823.850
Total872100.003
Valid votes87299.89
Invalid/blank votes10.11
Total votes873100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,07281.44
Source: Government of Wallis and Futuna [5]

Partial cancellation

On 15 November 2022 the Council of State cancelled the result of the elections in Sigave, due to irregularities noted during the vote. There are new elections on 5 February 2023.

CandidatePartyVotes%
Charles GaveauAmanaki35136.87
Samuele KeletolonaKile laga o lou fenua31533.09
Soane TaukoloTou fakatasi kile apogipogi olotatou fenua28630.04
Total952100.00
Valid votes95299.90
Invalid/blank votes10.10
Total votes953100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,05390.50
Source: France Info [6]

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References

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