Congress of New Caledonia
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The Congress of New Caledonia (French: Congrès de la Nouvelle-Calédonie), a "territorial congress" (congrès territorial or congrès du territoire), is the legislature of New Caledonia. It has 54 members, selected proportionally based on the partisan makeup of all three provincial assemblies, all elected for a five-year term by proportional representation, with a 5% threshold.
Results of parliamentary elections
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Rally–UMP (Le Rassemblement–UMP) | 19,888 | 20.60% | 13 | |
| Caledonia Together (Calédonie Ensemble) | 16,253 | 16.83% | 10 | |
| Future Together–The Movement for Diversity (Avenir Ensemble–Le Mouvement de la diversité) | 11,308 | 11.71% | 6
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| Rally for Caledonia (Rassemblement pour la Calédonie) | 4,304 | 4.46% | 2 | |
| National Front (Front National) | 2,591 | 2.68% | 0 | |
| Other anti-independence lists | 1,125 | 1.17% | 0 | |
| Total Anti-independence | 55,469 | 57.45% | 31 | |
| Caledonian Union (Union Calédonienne) | 11,247 | 11.65% | 8 | |
| National Union for Independence–Kanak Social National Liberation Front (Union Nationale pour l'Indépendance–Front de Libération Nationale Kanak et Socialiste) | 10,162 | 10.52% | 8
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| Labour Party (Parti Travailliste) | 7,692 | 7.97% | 3 | |
| Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front unitary (Front de Libération Nationale Kanak et Socialiste) | 5,342 | 5.53% | 3
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| Socialist Kanak Liberation (Libération kanak socialiste) | 1,852 | 1.92% | 1 | |
| Federation of Pro-Independence Co-operation Committees (Fédération des Comités de la Coopération pour l'Indépendance) | 605 | 0.63% | 0 | |
| Total Pro-independence | 36,900 | 38.22% | 23 | |
| Civic Overture (Ouverture Citoyenne) | 2,974 | 3.08% | 0 | |
| Generation Common Destiny (Génération Destin Commun) | 1,215 | 1.26% | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 96,558 | 98.00% | 54 | |
| Invalid votes | 1,962 | 2.00% | — | |
| Total votes (turnout 72.48%) | 98,520 | — | — | |
| Source: lematin.ch | ||||
Current composition (2012)
The Rally-UMP: 13 seats
Caledonia Together: 11 seats
Future Together: 2 seats
Movement for Diversity: 2 seats
Union for a Caledonian Destiny: 1 seat
Democratic Movement: 1 seat
KSNLF-Caledonian Union: 11 seats
National Union for Independence: 6 seats
Labour: 4 seats
Socialist Kanak Liberation: 1 seat
Renewed Caledonian Union: 1 seat
Independent: 1 seat
| Party | Seats held | |
|---|---|---|
| The Rally-UMP* | | |
| Caledonia Together* | | |
| Future Together* | | |
| Movement for Diversity* | | |
| Union for a Caledonian Destiny* | | |
| Independent (ex-Rally for Caledonia)* | | |
| Democratic Movement* | | |
| Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front-Caledonian Union | | |
| National Union for Independence | | |
| Labour Party | | |
| Socialist Kanak Liberation | | |
| Renewed Caledonian Union | | |
| Total | | |
See also
External links
- Official website (French)
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