Legislative elections were held in French Polynesia on 14 October 1962 for the Territorial Assembly.The Complicated Politics of Polynesia Pacific Islands Monthly January 1963, p9 The Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People remained the largest party, but lost its majority in the Assembly, winning 14 of the 30 seats.
Results
Elected members ConstituencyMemberPartyNotesAustral IslandsMatani MooroaDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleRe-electedMauri TahuhuteraniDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleRe-electedLeeward IslandsGaston DeaneDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleRe-electedTetuanui EhuTahitian UnionElectedMarcel HartTahitian Democratic UnionElectedCéline OopaDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleRe-electedPita OopaDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleElectedFélix TefaatauDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleElectedMarquesas IslandsWilliam GreletTahitian UnionRe-elected (formerly UDSR)Hopuetaitetuai RaihautiDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleElectedTuamotu and Gambier IslandsPierre ColombaniBiens des Tuamotu GambierElectedPaul DeaneDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleElectedCalixte JouetteTahitian UnionRe-electedRiquet MarereTahitian UnionElectedWindward IslandsRudy BambridgeTahitian UnionRe-electedJean-Baptiste Céran-JérusalémyPupu Tiama MaohiRe-elected (previously RDPT)Gérald CoppenrathTahitian UnionRe-electedWilliam CoppenrathDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleElectedJacques DrolletDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleRe-electedGeorges LeboucherTahitian UnionRe-electedAlexandre Le GayicTahitian Democratic UnionElectedCharles LehartelDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleRe-electedTeivitau PitoVoice of the PeopleElectedAlfred PoroiTahitian Democratic UnionRe-elected (previously UT)Rosa RaoulxTahitian Democratic UnionElectedNedo SalmonTahitian UnionRe-electedJean SalmonDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleElectedJacques TauraaDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleRe-electedJohn TearikiDemocratic Rally of the Tahitian PeopleRe-electedFrantz VanizetteTahitian Democratic UnionRe-elected (previously independent)Source: Assembly of French Polynesia
Aftermath In the new Council of Government, the Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People had three ministers and the Tahitian Democratic Union two.Chronology Assembly of French Polynesia
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