1958 New Caledonian legislative election

Legislative elections were held in New Caledonia on 7 December 1958. The result was a victory for the Caledonian Union, which won 18 of the 30 seats. Background The 1957 elections, the first held under universal suffrage, had been won by the left-wing Caledonian Union, which subsequently formed a government led by Maurice Lenormand. On 18 June 1958 a protest march was led by right-wing opposition CNRS leader Georges Chatenay, who claimed elections held under universal suffrage were unfair and the new government was placing a financial burden on property owners. Over the next three days, armed members of the CNRS set up roadblocks and detained Assembly members. Supporters of Lenormand attempted to hold a demonstration in Nouméa on 21 June, but were banned from doing so by Governor Aimé Grimald. Lenormand and his cabinet were subsequently dismissed by Grimald, who took on executive powers.Governor's Action Saves N. Caledonia From Civil War Pacific Islands Monthly, July 1958, pp17–18, 145–147 Electoral system The 30 members of the Territorial Assembly were elected by open list proportional representation,New Governing Body for New Caledonia Pacific Islands Monthly, August 1957, p164 the same electoral system as used in the 1957 elections.New Caledonia Goes To The Polls Pacific Islands Monthly, December 1958, p131 Results Voter turnout was around 73%, up 10 percentage points on the previous elections. Caledonian Union 18 0 Caledonian Rally 11 New Republican Union 1 New 0 Le BorgneJean Le Borgne (2005) Nouvelle-Calédonie, 1945-1968: la confiance trahie, Harmattan, p228 Elected members ConstituencyMemberPartyNotesEast (7 seats)Antoine GriscelliCaledonian UnionRe-electedThomas HagenCaledonian RallyRe-electedRené LeroyCaledonian UnionElectedKiolet Néa GaletCaledonian UnionRe-electedÉmile Wénou NécheroCaledonian UnionRe-electedToutou Tiapi PimbéCaledonian UnionElectedAugustin Dalap TouyadaCaledonian UnionElectedIslands (5 seats)Pierre IssamatroCaledonian UnionElectedPaul KatreiCaledonian UnionRe-electedMichel KaumaCaledonian UnionRe-electedHenri NaisselineCaledonian RallyRe-electedDick UkeiwéCaledonian UnionRe-electedSouth (10 seats)Bernard BrouCaledonian RallyRe-electedEdmond CaillardCaledonian RallyRe-electedGeorges ChatenayCaledonian RallyRe-electedHenri LafleurCaledonian RallyRe-electedJean Le BorgneCaledonian UnionRe-electedGabriel MussotRepublican UnionRe-electedArmand OhlenCaledonian UnionRe-electedClaude ParazolsCaledonian RallyElectedRock PidjotCaledonian UnionRe-electedAlbert RapadziCaledonian RallyRe-electedWest (8 seats)Lucien AllardCaledonian UnionRe-electedMarcel BordesCaledonian RallyRe-electedLouis GoyetcheCaledonian RallyElectedRené HéninCaledonian RallyRe-electedMaurice LenormandCaledonian UnionRe-electedGeorges NagleCaledonian UnionElectedGabriel PaïtaCaledonian UnionRe-electedThéophile Wakolo PouyéCaledonian UnionRe-electedSource: Le Borgne Aftermath Following the elections, Lenormand formed an eight-member government, offering two of the portfolios to the opposition.Same System, Mixed Result: Common Roll Use In Elections In French Pacific Territories Pacific Islands Monthly, January 1959, p14 After Henri Lafleur was elected to the French Senate in 1959, he was replaced by Roger Pêne. When Rock Pidjot and Jean Le Borgne were appointed as ministers, they were replaced by Évenor de Greslan and Gope-Laguise Iekawé.La composition Congress of New Caledonia Dick Ukeiwé resigned from the Congress on 30 May 1961 and was replaced by Wandrerine Wainebengo who was next on the party's list. Following the death of Toutou Tiapi Pimbé on 3 July 1961, he was replaced by Cidopua. References New Caledonia Category:Elections in New Caledonia Category:1958 in New Caledonia Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Category:December 1958 in Oceania