New Hebrides Representative Assembly

The New Hebrides Representative Assembly was a unicameral legislature in New Hebrides Condominium from 1975 to 1980. It was the first elected legislative arm in the condominium.

New Hebrides Representative Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	1975
Disbanded	1980
Meeting place
Vila

The Representative Assembly replaced the unelected advisory council. It had initially 42 members,^[1] and the 1975 elections with universal suffrage allowed Melanesians to participate for the first time. In addition to the members elected by universal suffrage also other interest groups elected members.^[2] The first meeting of the assembly took place in July 1976.^[3] The British and the French resident commissioners had override veto power over assembly decisions.

New Hebrides became an internally self-governing in January 1978.^[4] The Parliament of Vanuatu took over all functions of the Representative Assembly upon Vanuatu's independence in July 1980.

Chairmen of the Assembly

Name	Took office	Left office	Notes
Gérard Leymang[5]	July 1976	November 1977
Maxime Carlot Korman	November 1977	December 1978	[6]
George Kalsakau	December 1978	1979	[7]
Fred Timakata	November 1979[8]	1980	Resigned[6]
Maxime Carlot Korman	1980	July 1980	Became Speaker of the Parliament of Vanuatu

Elections

• 1975 New Hebridean general election
• 1977 New Hebridean general election
• 1979 New Hebridean general election

See also

• New Hebrides Condominium
• Parliament of Vanuatu
• List of legislatures by country