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2013 French Polynesian legislative election

French Polynesia
2008 21 April 2013 (first round)5 May 2013 (second round) 2018
57 seats in the Assembly of French Polynesia29 seats needed for a majority
Turnout 66.07% (first round)72.79% (second round)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– Tahoera'a Huiraatira Gaston Flosse 45.11 38 +28 Union for Democracy Oscar Temaru 29.26 11 −8 A Tia Porinetia Teva Rohfritsch 25.63 8 New This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. President before President after Oscar TemaruUD Gaston FlosseTahoera'a Huiraatira

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

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]

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 coalition between ULPD members and the Tapura Amui no Tuhaa Pae party). 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]

Party First round Second round Seats +/–
Votes % Votes %
Tahoera'a Huiraatira 51,316 40.16 62,340 45.11 38 +28
Union for Democracy 30,781 24.09 40,441 29.26 11 –8
A Tia Porinetia 25,453 19.92 35,421 25.63 8 New
Porinetia Ora 7,293 5.71 0 New
Ia Tura to'u Femus 4,553 3.56 0 New
Te Ara Ti'a 3,956 3.10 0 New
Te Hiti Tau Api 3,079 2.41 0 New
Rally for the Respect of the Polynesian Population 885 0.69 0 New
Amuitahiraa Huiraatira 452 0.35 0 New
Total 127,768 100.00 138,202 100.00 57 0
Valid votes 127,768 98.75 138,202 98.99
Invalid/blank votes 1,621 1.25 1,412 1.01
Total votes 129,389 100.00 139,614 100.00
Registered voters/turnout 195,835 66.07 191,799 72.79
Source: Tahiti Infos[4][5]
  1. ^ a b c d Election Profile IFES
  2. ^ Tahoeraa dominates first round of French Polynesia election RZNI, 22 April 2013
  3. ^ Tahiti’s Vernier backs A Tia Porinetia RZNI, 1 May 2013
  4. ^ "Election results" (PDF) (in French). Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  5. ^ "La composition de la nouvelle Assemblée de Polynésie" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 5 May 2013. Archived from the original on 8 May 2013.