Assembly of French Polynesia
Encyclopedia
The Assembly of French Polynesia is the unicameral
legislature
of French Polynesia
, located at the Place Tarahoi in Papeete
, Tahiti
. It consists of 57 members who are elected
by popular vote and by proportional representation
in 6 multi-seat constituencies. The only official language of the Assembly is French
. The last elections
were held on May 23, 2004. The number of seats was changed from 49 seats to 57 seats for the May 23, 2004, election
. On February 13, 2005, by-election
s for the Assembly in the electoral constituency of the Windward Islands
(circonscription des Îles du Vent) were held (see also French Polynesian legislative election, 2004
, Politics of French Polynesia
and List of political parties in French Polynesia). The next elections are to be held May 2009.
The members of the Assembly of French Polynesia are elected in 6 different multi-seat constituencies or electoral districts or electoral circumscriptions (circonscriptions électorales). Every electoral circumsription of French Polynesia is represented in the Assembly of French Polynesia by at least 3 representatives. Since the territorial elections of March 6, 2001, the parity bill now binds that the number of women matches the number of men at the Assembly.
The 6 electoral circumscriptions (circonscriptions électorales) are:
Unicameralism
In government, unicameralism is the practice of having one legislative or parliamentary chamber. Thus, a unicameral parliament or unicameral legislature is a legislature which consists of one chamber or house...
legislature
Legislature
A legislature is a kind of deliberative assembly with the power to pass, amend, and repeal laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law. In addition to enacting laws, legislatures usually have exclusive authority to raise or lower taxes and adopt the budget and...
of French Polynesia
French Polynesia
French Polynesia is an overseas country of the French Republic . It is made up of several groups of Polynesian islands, the most famous island being Tahiti in the Society Islands group, which is also the most populous island and the seat of the capital of the territory...
, located at the Place Tarahoi in Papeete
Papeete
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, Tahiti
Tahiti
Tahiti is the largest island in the Windward group of French Polynesia, located in the archipelago of the Society Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean. It is the economic, cultural and political centre of French Polynesia. The island was formed from volcanic activity and is high and mountainous...
. It consists of 57 members who are elected
Election
An election is a formal decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy operates since the 17th century. Elections may fill offices in the legislature, sometimes in the...
by popular vote and by proportional representation
Proportional representation
Proportional representation is a concept in voting systems used to elect an assembly or council. PR means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received. For example, under a PR voting system if 30% of voters support a particular...
in 6 multi-seat constituencies. The only official language of the Assembly is French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
. The last elections
French Polynesian legislative election, 2004
Elections for the Assembly of French Polynesia, the Territorial Assembly of French Polynesia, were held on May 23, 2004.In a surprise result Oscar Temaru's pro-independence progressive coalition formed Government with a one seat majority in the 57 seat parliament, defeating the conservative party...
were held on May 23, 2004. The number of seats was changed from 49 seats to 57 seats for the May 23, 2004, election
French Polynesian legislative election, 2004
Elections for the Assembly of French Polynesia, the Territorial Assembly of French Polynesia, were held on May 23, 2004.In a surprise result Oscar Temaru's pro-independence progressive coalition formed Government with a one seat majority in the 57 seat parliament, defeating the conservative party...
. On February 13, 2005, by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
s for the Assembly in the electoral constituency of the Windward Islands
Windward Islands (Society Islands)
The Windward Islands are the eastern group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in the southern Pacific Ocean.-Geography:...
(circonscription des Îles du Vent) were held (see also French Polynesian legislative election, 2004
French Polynesian legislative election, 2004
Elections for the Assembly of French Polynesia, the Territorial Assembly of French Polynesia, were held on May 23, 2004.In a surprise result Oscar Temaru's pro-independence progressive coalition formed Government with a one seat majority in the 57 seat parliament, defeating the conservative party...
, Politics of French Polynesia
Politics of French Polynesia
Politics of French Polynesia takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic French overseas collectivity, whereby the President of French Polynesia is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government...
and List of political parties in French Polynesia). The next elections are to be held May 2009.
The members of the Assembly of French Polynesia are elected in 6 different multi-seat constituencies or electoral districts or electoral circumscriptions (circonscriptions électorales). Every electoral circumsription of French Polynesia is represented in the Assembly of French Polynesia by at least 3 representatives. Since the territorial elections of March 6, 2001, the parity bill now binds that the number of women matches the number of men at the Assembly.
The 6 electoral circumscriptions (circonscriptions électorales) are:
- electoral circumscription of the Windward IslandsWindward Islands (Society Islands)The Windward Islands are the eastern group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in the southern Pacific Ocean.-Geography:...
(circonscription des Îles du Vent) (37 members) - electoral circumscription of the Leeward IslandsLeeward Islands (Society Islands)The Leeward Islands are the western part of the Society Islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in the South Pacific. They lie south of the Line Islands , east of the Cooks and north of the Austral Islands . Their area is 395 km² with a population of over 33,000...
(circonscription des Îles Sous-le-Vent) (8 members) - electoral circumscription of the Austral IslandsAustral IslandsThe Austral Islands are the southernmost group of islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in the South Pacific. Geographically, they consist of two separate archipelagos, namely in the northwest the Tubuai Islands consisting of the Îles Maria, Rimatara, Rurutu, Tubuai...
(circonscription des Îles Australes) (3 members) - electoral circumscription of the Gambier Islands and the Islands Tuamotu-East (circonscription des Îles Gambier et Tuamotu Est) (3 members)
- electoral circumscription of the Islands Tuamotu-West (circonscription des Îles Tuamotu Ouest) (3 members)
- electoral circumscription of the Marquesas IslandsMarquesas IslandsThe Marquesas Islands enana and Te Fenua `Enata , both meaning "The Land of Men") are a group of volcanic islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in the southern Pacific Ocean. The Marquesas are located at 9° 00S, 139° 30W...
(circonscription des Îles Marquises) (3 members)
President of the Assembly of French Polynesia
- Antony Géros (Union for Democracy Party) - May 9, 2004 - April 12, 2006
- Philip SchylePhilip SchylePhilip Schyle is a French Polynesian politician and a member of the O Porinetia To Tatou Ai'a political party. He is also president of the Fetia Api political party. Schyle became the President of the Assembly of French Polynesia on April 9, 2009...
(Fetia Api PartyFetia ApiThe Fetia Api or Nouvelle Étoile is a political party in French Polynesia.At the last legislative elections on May 23, 2004, and by-elections on February 13, 2005, the party was part of the Alliance for a New Democracy , that won 3 out of 57 seats.It is linked with New Centre for helping the...
) - April 14, 2006 - April 12, 2007 - Edouard FritchEdouard FritchEdouard Fritch is French Polynesian politician. He has served as the current Speaker of the Assembly of French Polynesia since April 12, 2007...
(Tahoera'a HuiraatiraTahoera'a HuiraatiraTāhōʻēraʻa Huiraʻatira is a political party in French Polynesia.At the last legislative elections on May 23, 2004, and by-elections on February 13, 2005, the party won 27 out of 57 seats....
) - April 12, 2007 - ? - Oscar TemaruOscar TemaruOscar Manutahi Temaru is a French Polynesian politician. He has been President of French Polynesia , a French dependency with broad powers of self-rule, on five occasions: in 2004, from 2005 to 2006, from 2007 to 2008, in 2009, and again since 1 April 2011.-Career:He first served as the President...
(Tavini HuiraatiraTavini HuiraatiraThe Tavini Huiraatira is a political party in French Polynesia.The party was founded in 1977 by Oscar Temaru under the name the Front for the Liberation of Polynesia...
) - February 11, 2009 - Edouard FritchEdouard FritchEdouard Fritch is French Polynesian politician. He has served as the current Speaker of the Assembly of French Polynesia since April 12, 2007...
(Tahoera'a HuiraatiraTahoera'a HuiraatiraTāhōʻēraʻa Huiraʻatira is a political party in French Polynesia.At the last legislative elections on May 23, 2004, and by-elections on February 13, 2005, the party won 27 out of 57 seats....
) - February 12, 2009 - April 9, 2009 - Philip SchylePhilip SchylePhilip Schyle is a French Polynesian politician and a member of the O Porinetia To Tatou Ai'a political party. He is also president of the Fetia Api political party. Schyle became the President of the Assembly of French Polynesia on April 9, 2009...
(O Porinetia To Tatou Ai'aO Porinetia To Tatou Ai'a‘O Pōrīnetia To Tātou ‘Ai‘a is a French Polynesian anti-independence political party founded by Gaston Tong Sang on 1 October 2007 after he split from his former party, the Tāhō‘ēra‘a Huira‘atira...
) - 9 April 2009–10 April 2010 - Oscar TemaruOscar TemaruOscar Manutahi Temaru is a French Polynesian politician. He has been President of French Polynesia , a French dependency with broad powers of self-rule, on five occasions: in 2004, from 2005 to 2006, from 2007 to 2008, in 2009, and again since 1 April 2011.-Career:He first served as the President...
(Tavini HuiraatiraTavini HuiraatiraThe Tavini Huiraatira is a political party in French Polynesia.The party was founded in 1977 by Oscar Temaru under the name the Front for the Liberation of Polynesia...
) - 10 April 2010–14 April 2011 - Jacqui Drollet (Ia Mana te Nunaa) – 14 April 2011–present
Elections
| Party/Alliance | Votes | % | Seats | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
To Tatou Ai'a (Our Home)
|
55,227 | 41.19 | 23 | 27 | |
| Te Niu Hau Manahune | 2,502 | 1.87 | 2 | ||
| Te Henua Enata a Tu† | 2,773 | 2.07 | 2 | ||
| Union for Democracy* Tavini Huiraatira The Tavini Huiraatira is a political party in French Polynesia.The party was founded in 1977 by Oscar Temaru under the name the Front for the Liberation of Polynesia... Tapura Amui No Raromatai The Tapura Amui No Raromatai is a political party in French Polynesia.At the last legislative elections on May 23, 2004, and by-elections on February 13, 2005, the party was part of the Union for the Democracy , that won 27 out of 57 seats.-See also:*List of political parties in French... |
48,403 | 36.10 | 19 | 20 | |
| Tapura Amui No Te Faatereraa Manahune – Tuhaa Pae* | 1,448 | 1.08 | 1 | ||
| Tahoera'a Huiraatira Tahoera'a Huiraatira Tāhōʻēraʻa Huiraʻatira is a political party in French Polynesia.At the last legislative elections on May 23, 2004, and by-elections on February 13, 2005, the party won 27 out of 57 seats.... (Popular Rally)* |
23,021 | 17.17 | 10 | ||
| Te Henua Enana Kotoa† | 497 | 0.37 | — | ||
| Te Ao Hou No Oe† | 171 | 0.13 | — | ||
| Te Ati o Te Henau Enana† | 44 | 0.03 | — | ||
| Total | 134,086 | 100.00 | 57 | ||
| Source: Haut-Commissariat de la République en Polynésie française † These parties only contested the election in the constituency of the Marquesas Islands Marquesas Islands The Marquesas Islands enana and Te Fenua `Enata , both meaning "The Land of Men") are a group of volcanic islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in the southern Pacific Ocean. The Marquesas are located at 9° 00S, 139° 30W... ; the Union for Democracy and Tahoera'a Huiraatira also contested the election in that constituency, and as a second round was not necessary there, the total numbers reflect the results of the first round in the Marquesas Islands and the results of the second round in all the other constituencies. To Tatou Ai'a did not contest the elections in Tuamotu Islands West Îles Tuamotu-Gambier The Îles Tuamotu-Gambier Tuamotu-Gambier) geographically consist of the Tuamotus and the Gambier Islands which are geographically located closely together.... and the Marquesas Islands; Te Niu Hau Manahune contested Tuamotu West for the alliance. The Union for Democracy did not contest the elections in the Austral Islands Austral Islands The Austral Islands are the southernmost group of islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in the South Pacific. Geographically, they consist of two separate archipelagos, namely in the northwest the Tubuai Islands consisting of the Îles Maria, Rimatara, Rurutu, Tubuai... ; Tapura Amui No Te Faatereraa Manahune – Tuhaa Pae contested the constituency for the alliance. |
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