2009 New Caledonian legislative election

Legislative elections were held in New Caledonia on 10 May 2009.[1][2][3] Voters elected 76 members of the three provincial assemblies,[4] of whom 54 were also to become members of the territorial Congress.[4]

2009 New Caledonian legislative election
New Caledonia
11 May 2014
All 54 seats in Congress
27 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
The Rally–UMP 20.60 13 -3
Caledonia Together Philippe Gomès 16.83 10 New
Caledonian Union Charles Pidjot 11.65 8 +1
UNI–FLNKS 10.52 8 0
AE–LMD 10.25 6 -10
PT 7.97 3 New
FLNKS 5.53 3 +3
RPC 4.46 2 New
LKS 1.92 1 0
Results by province
Politics of New Caledonia

The Labour Party, which had been founded in 2007 as the political arm of the pro-independence Union of Kanaky Workers and the Exploited, contested the elections for the first time and hoped to gain 12,000 votes and a seat. Due to splits in the two main parties of the anti-independence front, the Rally–UMP and Future Together (from which Caledonia Together split off in October 2008), the main pro-independence party, the Kanak Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS), hoped to become the largest party in the elections.[5]

Campaign

The newly elected Congress was to decide how to implement the autonomy provisions of the Noumea Accord of 1998.[4] Apart from the island's political future, the economy and New Caledonia's high cost of living were the main issue in the election campaign.[4][6]

Results
PartyPositionVotes%Seats
Provincial
assemblies		Congress
The Rally–UMPAnti-independence19,88820.601613
Caledonia TogetherAnti-independence16,25316.831210
Caledonian UnionPro-independence11,24711.65148
UNI–FLNKSPro-independence10,16210.52138
Future Together–Movement for DiversityAnti-independence9,89410.2586
Labour PartyPro-independence7,6927.9753
Kanak and Socialist National Liberation FrontPro-independence5,3425.5343
Rally for CaledoniaAnti-independence4,3044.4622
Civic OvertureNeutral2,9743.0800
National FrontAnti-independence2,5912.6800
Kanak Socialist Liberation–Indigenous DynamicsPro-independence1,8521.9221
Future TogetherAnti-independence1,4141.4600
Generation Common DestinyNeutral1,2151.2600
Federation of Pro-Independence Co-operation CommitteesPro-independence6050.6300
Movement for DiversityAnti-independence5160.5300
Oceanian Rally in a Plural CaledoniaAnti-independence4430.4600
Future Together–Caledonia Together–Rally for CaledoniaAnti-independence1660.1700
Total96,558100.007654
Valid votes96,55898.01
Invalid/blank votes1,9621.99
Total votes98,520100.00
Registered voters/turnout135,93272.48

References
  1. "New Caledonia's next general election on May the 10th". Radio New Zealand International. 4 January 2009. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  2. "ABC Radio Australia".
  3. "New Caledonia's recently formed Labour Party elects its first president". Radio New Zealand International. 17 November 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  4. "Campaigning enters final week in New Caledonia". Radio New Zealand International. 2009-05-04. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  5. "New Caledonia's FLNKS gears up for 2009 polls". Radio New Zealand International. 1 December 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  6. "Economic issues dominate New Caledonia's election ccampaign". Radio New Zealand International. 28 April 2009. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
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