1967 New Caledonian legislative election

Legislative elections were held in New Caledonia on 9 July 1967. The result was a victory for the Caledonian Union, which won 22 of the 35 seats.

Campaign

A total of 174 candidates contested the 35 seats. The New Caledonian branch of the Union for the New Republic (led by Georges Chatenay) called for more autonomy and for a second smelting company to be introduced to the territory to create competition for Société Le Nickel.

Results

The three minor party Assembly members were sympathetic to the Caledonian Union.

Party		Seats	+/–
	Caledonian Union	22	+4
	Entente UNR	10	+1
	New Caledonia	2	New
	Union of Licensees and Landowners	1	New
Total		35	+5
Source: Le Borgne

Elected members

Constituency	Member	Party	Notes
East (7 seats)	Roland Caron	Caledonian Union
	Paul Malignon	Entente
	Similien Nahiet	Caledonian Union
	Kiolet Néa Galet	Entente	Re-elected
	Edmond Nebayes	Caledonian Union
	Théophile Wakolo Pouyé	Caledonian Union	Re-elected
	Émile Wénou Néchero	Caledonian Union	Re-elected
Islands (5 seats)	Jean Caba	Caledonian Union
	Yann Céléné Uregeï	Caledonian Union
	Raof Jomessy	Caledonian Union
	Jean Wanapo	Caledonian Union
	Léonard Waneissi	Entente
South (16 seats)	Jean-Pierre Aïfa	Caledonian Union
	Alain Bernut	New Caledonia
	Georges Chatenay	Entente	Re-elected
	Evenor de Greslan	Caledonian Union	Re-elected
	Roger Delaveuve	Union of Licensees and Landowners
	Max Frouin	Caledonian Union
	Paul Griscelli	Caledonian Union
	René Hénin	Entente	Re-elected (previously in West constituency)
	Henri Lafleur	Entente	Re-elected (previously RC)
	Jean Lèques	Caledonian Union
	Armand Ohlen	Caledonian Union	Re-elected
	Claude Parazols	Entente	Re-elected
	Édouard Pentecost	Entente
	Rock Pidjot	Caledonian Union	Re-elected
	Gérald Rousseau	New Caledonia
	André Vacher	Caledonian Union
West (7 seats)	Arhan Boahoume	Caledonian Union
	André Bressler	Caledonian Union
	Jean-Pierre Le Marrec	Entente
	Georges Nagle	Caledonian Union	Re-elected
	Paul Napoarea	Caledonian Union
	Gabriel Païta	Caledonian Union	Re-elected
	Roger Pêne	Entente
Source: Le Borgne, Congress

Aftermath

Following the elections, Entente leader Henri Lafleur submitted a petition to annul the results. The petition was rejected on 28 August. He appealed on 4 November. Rock Pidjot also filed a complaint about the election in East constituency, where Caledonian Union candidate and High Chief Goa Alphonse (who was expected to be elected) lost after a fortune teller told his tribe that the chief would die if elected. The complaint was rejected.

André Vacher resigned from the Assembly on 8 August 1967 and was replaced by Charles Attiti. Paul Malignon resigned on 14 June 1970 and was replaced by Marcel Dubois. Jean Caba died on 8 September 1970 and was replaced by Kecine Léonard Une. Lafleur resigned on 20 November 1971 and was replaced by Lionel Cherrier. Edouard Pentecost died on 5 October 1971 and was replaced by Michel Kauma.