The 1st constituency of French Polynesia is a French legislative

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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 ...

. Following the 2010 redistricting of French legislative constituencies, which came into application for the June 2012 legislative election, the boundaries of French Polynesia's two constituencies were redrawn so as to create a third constituency in the collectivity. Since then, the 1st constituency consists of the

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of Arue, Moorea-Maiao,

Papeete Papeete (Tahitian language, Tahitian: ''Papeʻetē'', pronounced ; old name: ''Vaiʻetē''Personal communication with Michael Koch in ) is the capital city of French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of the France, French Republic in the Pacific ...

and Pirae in the

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, and all communes in the

Marquesas Islands The Marquesas Islands ( ; or ' or ' ; Marquesan language, Marquesan: ' (North Marquesan language, North Marquesan) and ' (South Marquesan language, South Marquesan), both meaning "the land of men") are a group of volcano, volcanic islands in ...

( Fatu-Hiva, Hiva-Oa, Nuku-Hiva,

Tahuata Tahuata is the smallest of the inhabited Marquesas Islands, in French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. It is located 4 km (2.5 mi.) to the south of the western end of Hiva Oa, across the Canal du Bordelai ...

, Ua-Huka, Ua-Pou) and in the Tuamotu-Gambier Islands ( Anaa, Arutua,

Fakarava Fakarava, Havaiki-te-araro, Havai'i or Farea is an atoll in the west of the Tuamotu group in French Polynesia. It is the second largest of the Tuamotu atolls. The nearest land is Toau, a coral atoll which lies to the northwest. The atoll is ro ...

, Fangatau, Gambier, Hao, Hikueru, Makemo, Manihi, Napuka, Nukutavake, Puka-Puka,

Rangiroa Rangiroa ( Tuamotuan for 'vast sky') or Te Kokōta (Cook Islands Māori Cook Islands Māori is an Eastern Polynesian language that is the official language of the Cook Islands. Cook Islands Māori is closely related to, but distinct from ...

, Reao, Takaroa, Tatakoto, Tureia).

Deputies

Alexandre Léontieff, who held the seat from 1988 to 1993, was simultaneously

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from 1987 to 1991.

Election results

2024

2022

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2017

2014 By-election

Despite obtaining 52.96% of the vote in the first round, Maina Sage did not obtain 25% of the enrolled voters, so a second round was held.

2012

2007

Two rounds were held. These are the results of the second round, for which only the top two candidates from the first round qualified. Source: French Ministry of the Interior. Oscar Temaru, who contested the seat unsuccessfully, was a former and future

2002

Only a single round was needed, as Buillard obtained an absolute majority of the vote. The results of the top two candidates are given here. Source: French Ministry of the Interior.Results for French Polynesia's 1st constituency, 2002 legislative election
French Ministry of the Interior

References

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