1979 New Caledonian legislative election
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All 36 seats in Congress 18 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. |
Early legislative elections were held in New Caledonia on 1 July 1979 after the Government Council was dismissed by the French government and the High Commissioner dissolved the Assembly elected in 1977.[1]
Background
[edit]In March 1979 the Government Council of New Caledonia – controlled by the pro-independence Caledonian Union – was dismissed by the French government after failing to vote in favour of a ten-year plan for the territory. High Commissioner Claude Charbonniaud given executive power.[2]
A 10% electoral threshold was introduced for the elections, which was reported by Pacific Islands Monthly to mainly affect the prospects of indigenous and pro-independence parties.[2] As a result, the pro-independence Caledonian Union, Caledonian Socialist Party, Melanesian Progressive Union, Party of Kanak Liberation and United Front of Kanak Liberation formed the Independence Front.
Results
[edit]Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Rally for Caledonia | 20,153 | 40.24 | 15 | +3 | |
Independence Front (UC–PSC–UPM–Palika–FULK) | 17,241 | 34.43 | 14 | –2 | |
Federation for a New Caledonian Society | 8,925 | 17.82 | 7 | New | |
Caledonian Socialist Federation | 1,345 | 2.69 | 0 | New | |
Caledonian and Metropolitan Popular Rally | 1,020 | 2.04 | 0 | New | |
Union of Wallisians and Futunians in Caledonia | 560 | 1.12 | 0 | New | |
Caledonian Democrat Rally | 544 | 1.09 | 0 | New | |
Union for French Democracy | 294 | 0.59 | 0 | New | |
Total | 50,082 | 100.00 | 36 | +1 | |
Valid votes | 50,082 | 99.13 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 442 | 0.87 | |||
Total votes | 50,524 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 68,279 | 74.00 | |||
Source: Juridoc |
Elected members
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ New Caledonia votes Pacific Islands Monthly, August 1979, p7
- ^ a b Caledonia: HiCom rules Pacific Islands Monthly May 1979, p37