French Polynesia's 3rd constituency

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3rd constituency of French Polynesia
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Constituency of the
National Assembly of France
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Location in French Polynesia
Deputy
Department French Polynesia (overseas collectivity)
Cantons Windward Islands : communes of Faaa and Punaauia
Leeward Islands

French Polynesia's third constituency is a French legislative constituency in French Polynesia. It is represented by Mereana Reid Arbelot of Tavini Huiraatira.

Contents

It was created in the 2010 redistricting of French legislative constituencies, which came into application for the June 2012 legislative election. It consists of the communes of Faaa and Punaauia in Tahiti, and all communes in the Leeward Islands (Bora-Bora, Huahine, Maupiti, Tahaa, Taputapuatea, Tumaraa, Uturoa). [1]

Deputies

When the constituency was first contested during the 2012 elections, Jean-Paul Tuaiva, a business executive, was elected. He was supported by Tapura huiraatira, a right-of-centre and anti-independence party. He prevailed in the second round during a close contest, opposing him to Tauhiti Nena, a Cabinet Minister in the Temaru government.

In 2017, Tuaiva was embroiled in a misappropriation of public funds case and did not run for reelection. The election was a three-way race between Patrick Howell, supported by Tuaiva and a minister in the Fritch administration, Moetai Brotherson, a left-wing independentist and the step-son of Oscar Temaru, and Vincent Dubois, a former senator and a right-wing autonomist. The latter was eliminated in the first round and Brotherson prevailed in the second round in a somewhat less close race than that of 2012.

In 2022, Brotherson was reelected with a comfortable margin against his main opponent from Tapura, Tuterai Tumahai, a doctor. In 2023, following the victory of Tavini Huiraatira, Brotherson's party, during the legislative election, Moetai Brotherson was elected President of French Polynesia. Therefore, he resigned as deputy and was replaced by his substitute, Mereana Reid Arbelot.

ElectionMemberParty
2012 Jean-Paul Tuaiva Tapura
2017 Moetai Brotherson Tavini
2022
2023 Mereana Reid Arbelot

Election Results

2024

2024 Legislative Election: French Polynesia's 3rd constituency

CandidatePartyAllianceFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Mereana Reid Arbelot FLP NFP 12,48342.7117,30850.87
Pascale Haiti DVD 12,00641.0816,71649.13
Naumi Mihuraa DVD 3,23011.05
Jean-Yves Morel ECO 1,5075.16
Valid votes29,226100.0034,024100.00
Blank votes3491.173821.10
Null votes2260.762500.72
Turnout29,80143.1734,65650.20
Abstentions39,22756.8334,38249.80
Registered voters69,02869,038
Source:
ResultFLP HOLD

2022

Legislative Election 2022: French Polynesia's 3rd constituency
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Tavini Huiraatira (NUPÉS) Moetai Brotherson 9,761 34.26 +4.15
Tapura Huiraatira (Ensemble)Tuterai Tumehai 9,128 32.04 -1.36
A here Nuihau Laurey 4,14014.53N/A
Amuitahira'a o te Nuna'a Maohi (UDC)Sylviane Terooatea3,98713.99−13.58
DVE Jules Hauata5862.06N/A
OthersN/A8893.13
Turnout 28,49143.33−0.22
2nd round result
Tavini Huiraatira (NUPÉS) Moetai Brotherson 21,937 61.32 +8.82
Tapura Huiraatira (Ensemble)Tuterai Tumehai13,83738.68−8.82
Turnout 35,77454.62+3.87
Tavini Huiraatira hold

[2]

2017

CandidateLabelFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Patrick Howell Tapura 9,19533.4015,02047.50
Moetai Brotherson Tavini 8,29130.1116,60352.50
Vincent Dubois Tahoera'a 7,59227.57
Albert Roi DVG 1,0083.66
Astride Mara FI 5131.86
Teiva Lanteires FN 3331.21
Corinne Atger DIV 3081.12
Dominique Tixier DIV 2931.06
Votes27,533100.0031,623100.00
Valid votes27,53397.5431,62396.71
Blank votes4301.526161.88
Null votes2640.944591.40
Turnout28,22743.5532,69850.75
Abstentions36,58756.4531,72749.25
Registered voters64,81464,425
Source: Ministry of the Interior

2012

2012 legislative election in Polynesie-Francaise's 3rd constituency
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Tauhiti Nena DVG 8,54530.52%15,69949.76%
Jean-Paul Tuaiva DVD 6,69223.90%15,85150.24%
Gaston Tong Sang UMP 4,60416.45%
Teva Rohfritsch PR 2,7939.98%
Jean-Christophe Bouissou DVD 1,7626.29%
John Tefan DVD 8783.14%
Nicolas Bertholon DVD 6372.28%
Taimana Ellacott??5952.13%
Gaston Tetuanui??3791.35%
Angèle Teriitau EELV 3461.24%
Eric Minardi FN 3271.17%
Monil Tetuanui DVG 2060.74%
Daniel Tuahu DVD 1130.40%
René Hoffer??1080.39%
Teriiorai Oopa DVD 100.04%
Valid votes27,99598.23%31,55096.35%
Spoilt and null votes5031.77%1,1953.65%
Votes cast / turnout28,49847.34%32,74554.90%
Abstentions31,69652.66%26,90045.10%
Registered voters60,194100.00%59,645100.00%

References

  1. "Tableau des circonscriptions électorales de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et des collectivités d'outre-mer régies par l'article 74 de la Constitution" [Table of electoral constituencies of New Caledonia and of the overseas collectivities governed by article 74 of the Constitution] (in French). Légifrance.
  2. "Résultats des élections législatives 2022 en Polynésie française". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-12-01.