1957 New Caledonian legislative election

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Legislative elections were held in New Caledonia on 6 October 1957.^[1] The result was a victory for the Caledonian Union, which won 18 of the 30 seats.

Electoral system[]

Prior to the elections the 25-seat General Council was replaced by a 30-seat Territorial Assembly. The new body was elected by open list proportional representation.^[2]

The elections were held under universal suffrage, with around 33,600 registered voters,^[1] of which 18,964 were Kanaks and 13,406 Europeans.^[3]

Campaign[]

A total of 123 candidates contested the 30 seats, representing eight parties.^[1] The campaign started on 16 September,^[4] and was reported by Pacific Islands Monthly to have been "mild, with hardly an unkind word exchanged".^[1]

Results[]

Of the 30 elected members, 17 were Europeans and 13 Kanaks.^[1]

Elected members[]

Aftermath[]

An eight-member cabinet was elected by the Territorial Assembly in late October. All eight ministers were from the Caledonian Union.^[5]

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