1972 French Polynesian legislative election

none French Polynesia no 10 September 1972 1967 1977 All 30 seats in the Territorial Assembly 15 UNR–UT Gaston Flosse 22.75 8 6 E'a Api Francis Sanford 21.24 7 9 Here Ai'a Pouvanaa a Oopa 18.28 7 7 TAT–TT Charles Taufa 11.74 3 New UCT 1 New UM–UNR 1 1 SISLV 1 New THNRM 1 New UTP 1 1 Legislative elections were held in French Polynesia on 10 September 1972 for the Territorial Assembly.Autonomists set back on their heels at French-Polynesian poll Pacific Islands Monthly, October 1972, p13 Anti-autonomist parties won a majority. Results Tahoeraa Maohi UT–UNR 6484 8 +2 E'a Api 6055 7 –2 Here Ai'a 5211 7 0 Te Au Tahoeraa–Tomite Taufa 3341 3 New Communal and Territorial Union 7413 7 1 New Marquesan Union–UNR 1 0 Safeguard the Leeward Islands 1 New Tapura Huiraatira No Raro Matai 1 New Union of Workers and Fishermen 1 0 Independence Party 0 New Other parties 0 – 0 63 Assembly, Henningham Elected members ConstituencyMemberPartyNotesAustral IslandsPierre HunterHere Ai'aRe-electedTara LenoirHere Ai'aLeeward IslandsRoger AmiotE'a ApiRe-electedAdolphe BohlHere Ai'aRe-electedPhilippe BrothersonHere Ai'aTetuanui EhuTahoeraa Maohi UT–UNRRe-electedMarcel HartSafeguard the Leeward IslandsRe-electedToro TeriirereTapura Huiraatira No Raro MataiRe-elected (previously UTD)Marquesas IslandsGuy RauzyE'a ApiRe-electedAndré TeikitutouaMarquesan Union–UNRRe-electedTuamotu–Gambier IslandsCalixte JouetteTahoeraa Maohi UT–UNRRe-electedRiquet MarereTahoeraa Maohi UT–UNRRe-electedLouis PalmerE'a ApiAndré PorlierUnion of Workers and FishermenRe-electedWindward IslandsHenri BouvierHere Ai'aRe-electedAnthelme BuillardE'a ApiGaston FlosseTahoeraa Maohi UT–UNRRe-electedMichel LawTe Au Tahoeraa–Tomite TaufaTuianu Le GayicTahoeraa Maohi UT–UNRCoco LehartelTahoeraa Maohi UT–UNRAndré LorfevreE'a ApiDaniel MillaudE'a ApiRe-electedPouvanaa a OopaHere Ai'aNedo SalmonTahoeraa Maohi UT–UNRRe-electedTutaha SalmonCommunal and Territorial UnionFrancis SanfordE'a ApiRe-electedCharles TaufaTe Au Tahoeraa–Tomite TaufaRe-elected (previously Tahoeraa Ui No Polynesia)John TearikiHere Ai'aRe-electedJacques TeuiraTahoeraa Maohi UT–UNRRe-electedFrantz VanizetteTe Au Tahoeraa–Tomite TaufaRe-elected (previously Independents of Economic and Social Action)Source: Assembly of French Polynesia Aftermath Louis Palmer died in February 1973 and was replaced by Lucien Ratinassamy. Pouvanaa a Oopa resigned during the term of the Territorial Assembly and was replaced by Yannick Amaru. André Teikitutoua died shortly before the 1977 elections and was not replaced.Les élus de l’assemblée territoriale Assembly of French Polynesia References French Category:1970s in French Polynesia Category:1972 in the French colonial empire Category:Elections in French Polynesia Category:September 1972 in Oceania Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results