1962 French Polynesian legislative election

none French Polynesia no 14 November 1962 1957 1967 All 30 seats in the Territorial Assembly 15 RDPT Jacques Tauraa 32.90 14 17 Tahitian Union Rudy Bambridge 19.00 8 9 Tahitian Democratic Union Alfred Poroi 17.66 5 New Biens des Tuamotu Gambier 1 New Pupu Tiama Maohi 1 New Voice of the People 1 New Legislative elections were held in French Polynesia on 14 October 1962 for the Territorial Assembly.The Complicated Politics of Polynesia Pacific Islands Monthly January 1963, p9 The Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People remained the largest party, but lost its majority in the Assembly, winning 14 of the 30 seats. Results Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People 7839 14 –3 Tahitian Union 4527 8 –1 Tahitian Democratic Union 4207 5 New Biens des Tuamotu Gambier 7252 4 1 New Pupu Tiama Maohi 1 New Voice of the People 1 New Others 0 – 0 PIM, Henningham Elected members ConstituencyMemberPartyNotesAustral IslandsMatani MooroaDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleRe-electedMauri TahuhuteraniDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleRe-electedLeeward IslandsGaston DeaneDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleRe-electedTetuanui EhuTahitian UnionElectedMarcel HartTahitian Democratic UnionElectedCéline OopaDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleRe-electedPita OopaDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleElectedFélix TefaatauDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleElectedMarquesas IslandsWilliam GreletTahitian UnionRe-elected (formerly UDSR)Hopuetaitetuai RaihautiDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleElectedTuamotu and Gambier IslandsPierre ColombaniBiens des Tuamotu GambierElectedPaul DeaneDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleElectedCalixte JouetteTahitian UnionRe-electedRiquet MarereTahitian UnionElectedWindward IslandsRudy BambridgeTahitian UnionRe-electedJean-Baptiste Céran-JérusalémyPupu Tiama MaohiRe-elected (previously RDPT)Gérald CoppenrathTahitian UnionRe-electedWilliam CoppenrathDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleElectedJacques DrolletDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleRe-electedGeorges LeboucherTahitian UnionRe-electedAlexandre Le GayicTahitian Democratic UnionElectedCharles LehartelDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleRe-electedTeivitau PitoVoice of the PeopleElectedAlfred PoroiTahitian Democratic UnionRe-elected (previously UT)Rosa RaoulxTahitian Democratic UnionElectedNedo SalmonTahitian UnionRe-electedJean SalmonDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleElectedJacques TauraaDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleRe-electedJohn TearikiDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleRe-electedFrantz VanizetteTahitian Democratic UnionRe-elected (previously independent)Source: Assembly of French Polynesia Aftermath In the new Council of Government, the Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People had three ministers and the Tahitian Democratic Union two.Chronology Assembly of French Polynesia References French Category:Elections in French Polynesia Category:1960s in French Polynesia Category:1962 in the French colonial empire French Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results