1977 New Caledonian legislative election
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Legislative elections were held in New Caledonia on 11 September 1977.[1] Anti-autonomy parties won 19 of the 35 seats.[2]
Campaign[]
A total of 495 candidates contested the elections, representing 19 parties.[3] For the first time, parties were allowed party political broadcasts on radio and television, with time allocated on the basis of seats held in the outgoing Assembly and local government.[3] The campaign was described by Pacific Islands Monthly as "exceptionally savage".[3]
Results[]
Women were elected to the Assembly for the first time,[3] with Marie-Paule Serve and Edwige Antier winning seats.[1] Of the 35 elected members, 22 were new to the Assembly.[3]
Anti-autonomy parties (Rally for Caledonia, the , the , the , the and the ) won 19 seats; pro-independence parties (the Caledonian Union, the Party of Kanak Liberation and the ) won 12 seats, with the remaining four held by pro-autonomy parties (the and the Melanesian Progressive Union).[2]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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Rally for Caledonia | 12 | New | ||
Caledonian Union | 9 | –3 | ||
3 | New | |||
2 | –3 | |||
2 | New | |||
Party of Kanak Liberation | 2 | New | ||
1 | New | |||
1 | –3 | |||
Melanesian Progressive Union | 1 | New | ||
1 | New | |||
1 | New | |||
Total | 35 | 0 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | – | – | ||
Source: Leblic |
Elected members[]
References[]
- ^ a b La composition Congress of New Caledonia
- ^ a b Isabelle Leblic (2018) Chronologie de Kanaky Nouvelle-Calédonie (1774-2018). Version revue et augmentée en 2018 Journal de la Société des Océanistes
- ^ a b c d e New Caledonia's poll:Independence the issue Pacific Islands Monthly, November 1977, p37
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