1957 New Caledonian legislative election

Legislative elections were held in New Caledonia on 6 October 1957.New Caledonia Polls: The Most Important Election Ever Pacific Islands Monthly, October 1957, p15 The result was a victory for the Caledonian Union, which won 18 of the 30 seats. Electoral system Prior to the elections the 25-seat General Council was replaced by a 30-seat Territorial Assembly. The new body was elected by open list proportional representation.New Governing Body for New Caledonia Pacific Islands Monthly, August 1957, p164 The elections were held under universal suffrage, with around 33,600 registered voters, of which 18,964 were Kanaks and 13,406 Europeans.Governor's Action Saves N. Caledonia From Civil War Pacific Islands Monthly, July 1958, pp17–18 Campaign A total of 123 candidates contested the 30 seats, representing eight parties. The campaign started on 16 September,The date of the New Caledonia elections is set down Pacific Islands Monthly, September 1957, p18 and was reported by Pacific Islands Monthly to have been "mild, with hardly an unkind word exchanged". Results Of the 30 elected members, 17 were Europeans and 13 Kanaks. Caledonian Union 18 National Centre of Social Republicans 7 Lafleur Party 3 Group of Caledonian Peasants 1 Rally of Caledonian Workers 1 Pacific Islands Monthly Elected members ConstituencyMemberPartyEast (7 seats)Bernard BrouNational Centre of Social RepublicansÉvenor de GreslanCaledonian UnionAntoine GriscelliCaledonian UnionKiolet Néa GaletCaledonian UnionÉmile Wénou NécheroCaledonian UnionJonas Hiaboués PagoubealoCaledonian UnionDoui Matayo WettaCaledonian UnionIslands (5 seats)Paul KatreiCaledonian UnionMichel KaumaCaledonian UnionHenri NaisselineNational Centre of Social RepublicansPascal SihazéNational Centre of Social RepublicansDick UkeiwéCaledonian UnionSouth (10 seats)Edmond CaillardNational Centre of Social RepublicansGeorges ChatenayNational Centre of Social RepublicansGeorges DuboisLafleur PartyThomas HagenNational Centre of Social RepublicansHenri LafleurLafleur PartyJean Le BorgneCaledonian UnionGabriel MussotRally of Caledonian WorkersArmand OhlenCaledonian UnionRock PidjotCaledonian UnionAlbert SatragneLafleur PartyWest (8 seats)Lucien AllardCaledonian UnionMarcel BordesGroup of Caledonian PeasantsÉmile CharletCaledonian UnionRaymond ClavierCaledonian UnionRené HéninNational Centre of Social RepublicansMaurice LenormandCaledonian UnionGabriel PaïtaCaledonian UnionThéophile Wakolo PouyéCaledonian Union Aftermath An eight-member cabinet was elected by the Territorial Assembly in late October. All eight ministers were from the Caledonian Union.N. Caledonia Elects New Cabinet Pacific Islands Monthly, November 1957, p24 References New Caledonia Category:1957 in New Caledonia Category:Elections in New Caledonia Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results