French Polynesia's 1st constituency

The 1st constituency of French Polynesia is a French legislative constituency in French Polynesia.

1st constituency of French Polynesia
inline Constituency of the National Assembly of France
Location in French Polynesia
Deputy	Tematai Le Gayic Tavini Huiraatira
Department	French Polynesia (overseas collectivity)
Cantons	Windward Islands: communes of Arue, Moorea-Maiao, Papeete, Pirae Marquesas Islands Tuamotu-Gambier Islands
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Following the 2010 redistricting of French legislative constituencies, which came into application for the June 2012 legislative election, the boundaries of French Polynesia's two constituencies were redrawn so as to create a third constituency in the collectivity. Since then, the 1st constituency consists of the communes of Arue, Moorea-Maiao, Papeete and Pirae in the Windward Islands, and all communes in the Marquesas Islands (Fatu-Hiva, Hiva-Oa, Nuku-Hiva, Tahuata, Ua-Huka, Ua-Pou) and in the Tuamotu-Gambier Islands (Anaa, Arutua, Fakarava, Fangatau, Gambier, Hao, Hikueru, Makemo, Manihi, Napuka, Nukutavake, Puka-Puka, Rangiroa, Reao, Takaroa, Tatakoto, Tureia).^[1]

Deputies

Alexandre Léontieff, who held the seat from 1988 to 1993, was simultaneously President of French Polynesia from 1987 to 1991.^[2]

Election		Member	Party
	1988	Alexandre Léontieff[3]	SE
	1993	Jean Juventin[4]	RPR
	1997	Michel Buillard[5][6][7]
	2002		UMP
	2007		Tahoera'a Huiraatira
	2008		DVD
	2012	Edouard Fritch	Tahoera'a Huiraatira
	2014 (by-election)	Maina Sage
	2016		Tapura Huiraatira
	2017
	2022	Tematai Le Gayic[8]	Tavini Huiraatira

Election results

2024

Legislative Election 2024:French Polynesia's 1st constituency^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Tāpura Huiraʻatira	Moerani Frébault	18,456	53.85	+11.95
	Tāvini Huiraʻatira (NFP)	Tematai Le Gayic	12,243	35.72	+15.62
	RN	James Heaux	2,168	6.33	N/A
	DVE	Jacky Bryant	1,404	4.10	+0.86
Turnout			34,271	98.62	+55.00
Registered electors			73,776
	Tāpura Huiraʻatira gain from Tāvini Huiraʻatira		Swing

2022

Legislative Election 2022: French Polynesia's 1st constituency

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Tapura Huiraatira (Ensemble)	Nicole Bouteau	12,970	41.90	-4.04
	Tavini Huiraatira (NUPÉS)	Tematai Le Gayic	6,223	20.10	+0.96
	Amuitahira'a o te Nuna'a Maohi (UDC)	Pascale Haiti	4,454	14.39	−11.63
	A here	Félix Tokoragi	2,980	9.63	N/A
	EXD	Tauhiti Nena	1,961	6.33	N/A
	DVE	Jacky Bryant	1,003	3.24	N/A
	DIV	Jean-Paul Theron	747	2.41	N/A
	Others	N/A	615	1.99
Turnout			30,956	43.62	+1.91
2nd round result
	Tavini Huiraatira (NUPÉS)	Tematai Le Gayic	19,523	50.88	N/A
	Tapura Huiraatira (Ensemble)	Nicole Bouteau	18,851	49.12	N/A
Turnout			38,374	54.35	+8.25
	Tavini Huiraatira gain from Tapura Huiraatira

^[10]

2017

Candidate		Label	First round		Second round
			Votes	%	Votes	%
	Maina Sage	Tapura Huiraatira	13,626	45.94	21,928	68.36
	Moana Greig	Tahoera'a Huiraatira	7,717	26.02	10,147	31.64
	Richard Tuheiava	Tavini Huiraatira	4,764	16.06
	Tauhiti Nena	DVG	2,070	6.98
	Karl Reguron	ECO	504	1.70
	Éric Minardi	FN	434	1.46
	Jean-Marie Bruneau	FI	408	1.38
	Michel Ramel	DIV	136	0.46
Votes			29,659	100.00	32,075	100.00
Valid votes			29,659	97.96	32,075	95.86
Blank votes			347	1.15	666	1.99
Null votes			272	0.90	719	2.15
Turnout			30,278	41.71	33,460	46.10
Abstentions			42,319	58.29	39,125	53.90
Registered voters			72,597		72,585
Source: Ministry of the Interior

2014 By-election

Candidate		Party	First round		Second round
			Votes	%	Votes	%
	Maina Sage	Tahoera'a	12,677	52.96	16,380	58.02
	Tauhiti Nena	UPLD	7,951	33.22	11,850	41.98
	Debora Kimitete	A Ti'a Porinetia	2,733	11.42
	Tati Salmon	HLV	440	1.84
	Gustave Heitaa	SE	136	0.57
Registered Voters			70,324		70,310
Abstentions			46,173	65.66	41,646	59.23
Turnout			24,151	34.34	28,664	40.77
Null Votes			128	0.53	274	0.96
Blank Votes			86	0.36	160	0.56
Valid Votes			23,937	99.11	28,230	98.49

Despite obtaining 52.96% of the vote in the first round, Maina Sage did not obtain 25% of the enrolled voters, so a second round was held.

2012

2012 legislative election in Polynesie-Francaise's 1st constituency

Candidate		Party	First round		Second round
			Votes	%	Votes	%
	Edouard Fritch	UDI	11,055	36.62%	22,120	63.36%
	Pierre Frebault		5,524	18.30%	12,794	36.64%
	Louis Frebault	DVG	2,758	9.14%
	Nicole Bouteau	MoDem	2,548	8.44%
	Philip Schyle	DVD	2,533	8.39%
	Quito Braun-Ortega [fr]	DVD	1,258	4.17%
	Teaki Dupont-Teikivaeoho	PR	1,131	3.75%
	Poema Tang-Pidoux	UMP	931	3.08%
	Pierre Marchesini	??	421	1.39%
	Karl Reguron	EELV	408	1.35%
	Pita Bennett	DLR	374	1.24%
	Teiva Forteleoni	??	359	1.19%
	Tevahine Mairoto	DVD	311	1.03%
	Robert Anania	DVD	249	0.82%
	Ronald Terorotua	DVG	222	0.74%
	Gustave Heitaa		104	0.34%
Valid votes			30,186	98.18%	34,914	96.13%
Spoilt and null votes			560	1.82%	1,404	3.87%
Votes cast / turnout			30,746	45.80%	36,318	53.87%
Abstentions			36,386	54.20%	31,106	46.13%
Registered voters			67,132	100.00%	67,424	100.00%

2007

Two rounds were held. These are the results of the second round, for which only the top two candidates from the first round qualified.

Source: French Ministry of the Interior.^[11]

Oscar Temaru, who contested the seat unsuccessfully, was a former and future President of French Polynesia.

Legislative Election 2007: French Polynesia 1st - 2nd round

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DVD	Michel Buillard	32,459	54.07
	Tavini Huiraatira	Oscar Temaru	27,569	45.93
Turnout			60,876	64.89
	DVD gain from UMP		Swing

2002

Only a single round was needed, as Buillard obtained an absolute majority of the vote. The results of the top two candidates are given here.

Source: French Ministry of the Interior.^[12]

Legislative Election 2002: French Polynesia 1st - single round

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UMP	Michel Buillard	27 098	61.96
	DVD	Marie-Laure Vanizette	7,074	16.18
Turnout			44,291	52.58
	UMP hold		Swing