2019 New Caledonian legislative election

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2019 New Caledonian legislative election
Flags of New Caledonia.svg
  2014 12 May 2019 2024  

All 54 seats in the Congress
27 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeader%Seats+/–
AEC Virginie Ruffenach 29.3518+5
Caledonia Together Philippe Michel 14.487-8
UCFLNKS Pierre-Chanel Tutugoro 12.949-1
UNI Jean-Pierre Djaïwe 11.519+2
FLNKS Jean-Pierre Djaïwé 10.236+1
EO Milakulo Tukumuli 5.523New
PT No leader3.8010
LKS No leader1.3910
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Results by province.

Legislative elections were held in New Caledonia on 12 May 2019 to elect members of the Congress of New Caledonia and members of the provincial assemblies.

Contents

Anti-independence parties retained their majority in Congress, with the centre-right, liberal conservative Future with Confidence party winning a plurality of seats in Congress.

Electoral system

Voters elect 76 members to the assemblies of the three provinces of New Caledonia (40 for South Province, 22 for North Province, and 14 for the Loyalty Islands Province). In turn, 54 also become members of the Congress of New Caledonia (32 from South Province, 15 from North Province, and 7 from Loyalty Islands Province).

The elections are held under party-list proportional representation using a 5% electoral threshold and the highest averages method to allocate seats. The elections used a restricted roll, which restricts voting depending on how long someone has lived in New Caledonia. [1] Only persons residing in New Caledonia since at least 8 November 1998 (and their children, once they reach the age of majority) are able to vote.

Results

Congress

PartyPositionVotes%Seats
Provincial
assemblies
+/–Congress+/–
Future with Confidence Anti-independence32,33629.3523+718+5
Caledonia Together Anti-independence15,94814.489–117–8
Caledonian UnionFLNKS Pro-Independence14,25512.9415–29–1
National Union for Independence Pro-Independence12,67911.5114+39+2
Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front Pro-Independence11,26910.237+16+1
Oceanian Awakening Anti-independence6,0775.524New3New
Labour Party Pro-Independence4,1823.802010
National Rally Anti-independence2,7072.460000
Citizens' AllianceNeutral2,0431.850New0New
New Independence and Sovereignty MovementPro-Independence1,9711.790New0New
Building DifferentlyNeutral1,8521.680New0New
Common Caledonian DestinyAnti-independence1,6671.510New0New
Kanak Socialist Liberation Pro-Independence1,5361.392010
New and Reunited CaledoniaAnti-independence8410.760New0New
Unitary Kanaky GenerationPro-Independence8000.730New0New
Total110,163100.00760540
Valid votes110,16397.70
Invalid/blank votes2,5972.30
Total votes112,760100.00
Registered voters/turnout169,63566.47
Source: New Caledonia Government

Provincial assemblies

South

Province Sud Nouvelle Caledonie Assemblee 2019.svg
PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Future with Confidence 28,80240.59+2.2120+5
Caledonia Together 13,12218.49–17.959–8
Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front 11,26915.88–2.137+1
Oceanian Awakening 6,0778.56New4New
National Rally 2,7073.81–0.1600
Citizens' Alliance2,0432.88New0New
Building Differently1,8522.61New0New
Common Caledonian Destiny1,6672.35New0New
Labour 1,3351.88New0New
New Independence and Sovereign Movement1,2441.75New0New
New and Reunited Caledonia8411.19New0New
Total70,959100.00400
Valid votes70,95997.33
Invalid votes5920.81
Blank votes1,3561.86
Total votes72,907100.00

North

Province Nord Nouvelle Caledonie Assemblee 2019.svg
PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
National Union for Independence 9,70938.50+0.5710+1
UCFLNKS 9,06935.96+0.6090
Future with Confidence 3,07212.18+2.823+2
Caledonia Together 1,9757.83–3.110–3
Labour Party 8423.34–3.0600
New Independence and Sovereign Movement5542.20New0New
Total25,221100.00220
Valid votes25,22197.93
Invalid votes2330.90
Blank votes3001.16
Total votes25,754100.00

Loyalty Islands

Province des iles Loyaute Nouvelle Caledonie Assemblee 2019.svg
Party or allianceVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Separatists UCFLNKS 5,18637.09–13.476–2
UNIPalika 2,97021.24+6.184+2
Labour Party 2,00514.34–1.6620
Kanak Socialist Liberation 1,53610.98–0.5120
Unitary Kanaky Generation8005.72New0New
New Independence and Sovereign Movement1731.24New0New
Loyalists Caledonia Together 8516.09New0New
Future with Confidence 4623.30–3.5900
Total13,983100.00140
Valid votes13,98399.18
Invalid votes580.41
Blank votes580.41
Total votes14,099100.00

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References

  1. "New Caledonia readies for election". RNZ. 2019-05-08. Retrieved 2019-05-12.