2013 French Polynesian legislative election

2013 French Polynesian legislative election

← 2008 21 April 2013 (first round) 5 May 2013 (second round) 2018 →
57 seats in the Assembly of French Polynesia 29 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	66.07% (first round) 72.79% (second round)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Gaston Flosse Oscar Temaru Party Tahoera'a Huiraatira Seats after 38 11 8 Seat change 28 8 New Popular vote 62,340 40,441 35,421 Percentage 45.11% 29.26% 25.63%
President before election Oscar Temaru Elected President Gaston Flosse

Legislative elections were held in French Polynesia on 21 April and 5 May 2013.^[1] The result was a victory for the Tahoera'a Huiraatira party, which won 38 of the 57 seats in the Assembly.

Electoral system[]

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]

Campaign[]

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 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]

Results[]

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