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]

1991 French Polynesian legislative election
17 March 1991
All 41 seats in the Territorial Assembly
21 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Gaston Flosse Alexandre Léontieff
Party Tahoera'a Huiraatira Polynesian Union
Seats before 22 New
Seats won 18 14
Seat change Decrease4 New
Politics of French Polynesia
Emmanuel Macron
Dominique Sorain
Moetai Brotherson
President: Antony Géros
Parliamentary: 2013, 2018, 2023

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
PartySeats
Tahoera'a Huiraatira18
Polynesian Union14
Aia Api5
Tāvini Huiraʻatira4
Total41
Source: Rapaport[1]

References
  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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