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Legislative elections were held in French Polynesia on 21 April and 5 May 2013. The result was a landslide 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, although parties receiving between 5% and 12.5% were allowed to form an alliance for the second round with a party that did qualify. In the second round, 38 seats are allocated by proportional representation, with the party receiving the most votes gaining an additional 19 seats.
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 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.
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.
Results
| Party | First round | Second round | Seats | +/– | |||
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| 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 | |||||||
See also
References
- ^ Election Profile IFES
- Tahoeraa dominates first round of French Polynesia election RZNI, 22 April 2013
- Tahiti’s Vernier backs A Tia Porinetia RZNI, 1 May 2013
- "Election results" (PDF) (in French). Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- "La composition de la nouvelle Assemblée de Polynésie" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 5 May 2013. Archived from the original on 8 May 2013.
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