Legislative elections were held in

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in May 1996 for the

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. The result was a victory for Tahoera'a Huiraatira, which won 22 of 41 seats. The pro independence

Tāvini Huiraʻatira Tāvini Huiraʻatira (), also known as Tāvini huiraʻatira nō te ao māʻohi – FLP (), is a pro-independence political party in French Polynesia. Founded in 1977 as the ''Front de libération de la Polynésie'' (FLP), the party has been led s ...

more than doubled its representation, from 4 to 10 seats,

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won five, and

Here Ai'a Here Ai’a ( en, Love of the Land), also known as Te Pupu Here Ai'a Te Nunaa ia Ora ( en, Patriotic Group for an Autonomous Polity), is a pro-independence political party in French Polynesia. It was founded by John Teariki and Henri Bouvier in 19 ...

one. The remaining three seats were taken by independents

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(affiliated to the

Fetia Api The Fetia Api or Nouvelle Étoile ( en, New Star) was a centre-right political party in French Polynesia from 1996 to 2016, advocating for the autonomy of French Polynesia. The party was led by Boris Léontieff, former mayor of Arue since 1989, an ...

party), Tinomana Ebb, and

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. Following the election

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was re-elected as

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Results

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