Legislative elections were held in
French Polynesia
French Polynesia ( ; ; ) is an overseas collectivity of France and its sole #Governance, overseas country. It comprises 121 geographically dispersed islands and atolls stretching over more than in the Pacific Ocean, South Pacific Ocean. The t ...
on 23 May 1982 for the
Territorial Assembly. Following the elections, a government was formed by
Tahoera'a Huiraatira and
Aia Api
The Aia Api () is a political party in French Polynesia. It was founded in 1982 by Émile Vernaudon.
At the last legislative elections on May 23, 2004, and by-election
A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and th ...
, who had won 16 of the 30 seats in the
Assembly.
Campaign
A total of 398 candidates contested the elections representing around 30 parties and lists, of which fewer than 20 were women.
Results
Elected members
Aftermath
Following the elections, the Assembly elected members of the Government Council.
As members of the Government Council could not serve in the Assembly, several new members entered the Assembly as replacements:
Ernest Teinauri of
Tahoera'a Huiraatira replaced
Jacques Teheiura;
Franklin Brotherson,
Roger Doom and
Albert Taruoura of
Tahoera'a Huiraatira replaced
Gaston Flosse
Gaston Flosse (born 24 June 1931) is a French Polynesian politician who has been President of French Polynesia on five separate occasions. He is currently a member of the Senate of France and has been a French junior minister under Jacques Chirac ...
,
Alexandre Léontieff
Alexandre Léontieff (October 20, 1948 – March 2, 2009) was a French politician and the President of French Polynesia from 1987 to 1991.
Biography
Personal life
Léontieff was born on October 20, 1948, at Teahupo'o, Tahiti, near the world fa ...
and
Charles Tetaria, while
Terii Sanford of
Aia Api
The Aia Api () is a political party in French Polynesia. It was founded in 1982 by Émile Vernaudon.
At the last legislative elections on May 23, 2004, and by-election
A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and th ...
replaced
Sylvain Millaud. Sanford was also later elected the council and replaced by
Yves Thunot.
John Teariki died in 1983, he was replaced by
Jean-Baptiste Trouillet.
Les élus de l’assemblée territoriale
Assembly of French Polynesia
References
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