1991 French Polynesian legislative election

Legislative elections were held in French Polynesia on 17 March 1991 for the Territorial Assembly.^[1] Gaston Flosse's Tahoera'a Huiraatira won 18 of 41 seats, and Alexandre Léontieff's Polynesian Union coalition won 14. The Aia Api party won five, and Tāvini Huiraʻatira four.^[1]

Following the election Flosse formed a coalition with Émile Vernaudon's Aia Api and was elected President of French Polynesia.^[1] The coalition lasted only six months. In September 1991, Flosse fired two Aia Api ministers, and instead formed a coalition with Jean Juventin.^[2]

Results


Party		Seats
	Tahoera'a Huiraatira	18
	Polynesian Union	14
	Aia Api	5
	Tāvini Huiraʻatira	4
Total		41

Source: Rapaport^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Rapaport, Moshe (1992). "French Polynesia in Review: Issues and Events, 1 July 1990 to 30 June 1991". The Contemporary Pacific. 4 (1): 196–199. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
^ "Flosse forms new coalition ... again". Pacific Islands Monthly. Vol. 61, no. 10. 1 October 1991. p. 20. Retrieved 23 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

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[TCP1991a-1] Rapaport, Moshe (1992). "French Polynesia in Review: Issues and Events, 1 July 1990 to 30 June 1991". The Contemporary Pacific. 4 (1): 196–199. Retrieved 23 January 2023.

[2] "Flosse forms new coalition ... again". Pacific Islands Monthly. Vol. 61, no. 10. 1 October 1991. p. 20. Retrieved 23 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

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