1957 French Polynesian legislative election

Legislative elections were held in French Polynesia on 3 November 1957 for the Territorial Assembly.La chronologie Assembly of French Polynesia The result was a victory for the ruling Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People (RDPT) led by Pouvanaa a Oopa,Leftist Party Takes Over in French Polynesia Pacific Islands Monthly, April 1958, p21 which won 17 of the 30 seats.

Results

Elected members ConstituencyMemberPartyAustral IslandsMatani MooroaDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleMauri TahuhuteraniDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleLeeward IslandsEdwin AtgerIndependents of Social ActionJean-Baptiste Céran-JérusalémyDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleGaston DeaneDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeoplePierre HunterDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleTautu OopaDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleMarcel TixierTahitian UnionMarquesas IslandsHenri FrébaultDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleWilliam GreletDemocratic and Socialist Union of the ResistanceTuamotu and Gambier IslandsRopa ColombelDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleJean FlorissonDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleCalixte JouetteTahitian UnionAndré PorlierCultivators of Tuamotu-GambierWindward IslandsRudy BambridgeTahitian UnionGérald CoppenrathTahitian UnionJacques DrolletDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleBenjamin Céran-JérusalémyDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeoplePaul BouzerDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleRaymond HopuareTahitian UnionRené Raphael LagardeDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleGeorges LeboucherTahitian UnionBenjamin LehartelTahitian UnionCharles LehartelDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeoplePouvanaa a OopaDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleAlfred PoroiTahitian UnionNedo SalmonTahitian UnionJacques TauraaDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleJohn TearikiDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleFrantz VanizetteIndependentSource: Assembly of French Polynesia

Aftermath Following the elections, Jean-Baptiste Céran-Jérusalémy was elected President of the Assembly on 10 December. A new government was formed later in the month, including Walter Grand who had lost heavily in the Windward Islands constituency running on the France Tahiti list.Circonscription des Îles du Vent 16 sièges à pourvoir Assembly of French Polynesia

PostMinisterLeader of the GovernmentPouvanaa a OopaMinister of the InteriorMinister of Economic AffairsJacques TauraaMinister of EducationWalter GrandMinister of FinanceHenri BodinMinister of HealthRené Raphael LagardeMinister of Public WorksPierre HunterSource: Pacific Islands Monthly

However, following protests about an income tax law, the government was sacked by Governor Camille Victor Bailly in April 1958. Bailly subsequently appointed a new government led by Alfred Poroi.All Quiet in French Islands But Prickly Problem Is Due Soon Pacific Islands Monthly, August 1958, p14

Following the death of Tautu Oopa in 1961, his wife Céline won a by-election on 8 October 1961, becoming the first woman to sit in the Assembly.Les élus de l’assemblée territoriale Assembly of French Polynesia

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