Wallis and Futuna's constituency
| 1st constituency of Wallis and Futuna | |
|---|---|
 National Assembly of France | |
| Deputy | |
| Department | Wallis and Futuna |
| Cantons | Alo, Sigave, Uvea |
The 1st constituency of Wallis and Futuna is a French legislative constituency covering the whole of the overseas collectivity of Wallis and Futuna. It is represented in the XVth legislature by Sylvain Brial an independent left-wing politician who defeated Napole Polutele in a 2018 by-election.
Deputies
Election results
2018 by-election
Napole Polutele's 2017 election was invalidated and a by-election held in 2018. Only the first round of the election was required.
| Candidate | Party | First round | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | +/– | |||
| style="background:Template:Miscellaneous left/meta/color;"| | Sylvain Brial | DVG | 3,656 | 51.61 | +5.42 |
| style="background:Template:Union of Democrats and Independents/meta/color;"| | Napole Polutele | UDI–REM | 3,428 | 48.39 | –1.85 |
| Votes | 7,084 | 100.00 | – | ||
| Valid votes | 7,084 | 99.45 | +0.22 | ||
| Blank votes | 20 | 0.28 | –0.17 | ||
| Null votes | 19 | 0.27 | –0.05 | ||
| Turnout | 7,123 | 83.02 | +1.75 | ||
| Abstentions | 1,457 | 16.98 | –1.75 | ||
| Registered voters | 8,580 | ||||
| Source: Préfecture de Wallis et Futuna[2] | |||||
2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVG | Napole Polutele | 3,436 | 50.24 | +12.84 | |
| DVG | Sylvain Brial | 3,159 | 37.25 | n/a | |
| LR | Hervé Michel Delord | 244 | 2.88 | n/a | |
| Turnout | 6,839 | 80.65 | +4.95 | ||
Napole Polutele obtained sufficient votes to be elected in the first round. Note, this election was later invalidated, leading to the 2018 by-election
2013 by-election
David Vergé's 2012 election was annulled due to financial irregularities, causing a by-election on 17 and 24 March 2013.[3] Two candidates stood for the left, including Laurianne Vergé for the Socialists. She was the first woman ever to stand as a candidate for Parliament to represent the constituency – and was the wife of David Vergé, who had represented the other side of the political spectrum.[4] Seeking to retain the seat for the right, Napole Polutele stood as an independent endorsed by the Union for a Popular Movement.[4]
All three candidates received good enough results to advance to the second round, where Polutele received almost exactly the same result as in the first and was elected.[5] Two months later, having been elected to sit on the opposition benches (albeit officially as an independent), he joined the ranks of the Socialist-led majority. He explained frankly that being a member of the majority would make it easier for him to lobby the government for funds and services for his constituents – who, he said, cared little for the left-right divide prevalent in metropolitan France. He subsequently sat as an independent on the benches of the left.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVD | Napole Polutele | 2,695 | 37.5 | −4.11 | |
| DVG | Mikaele Kulimoetoke | 2,318 | 32.3 | −8.74 | |
| PS | Laurianne Vergé | 2,171 | 30.2 | +12.4 | |
| Turnout | 7,243 | 79.7 | −3.11 | ||
| DVD hold | Swing | −4.11 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVD | Napole Polutele | 2,543 | 37.4 | +8.6 | |
| DVG | Mikaele Kulimoetoke | 2,253 | 33.1 | +13.7 | |
| PS | Laurianne Vergé | 2,006 | 29.5 | +16.33 | |
| Turnout | 6,865 | 75.7 | −2.38 | ||
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVD | David Vergé | 3,068 | 41.61 | n/a | |
| DVG | Mikaele Kulimoetoke | 3,026 | 41.04 | n/a | |
| PRG | Albert Likuvalu | 1,280 | 17.36 | −34.43 | |
| Turnout | 7,440 | 82.81 | +18.57 | ||
| DVD gain from PS | Swing | −10.18 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVD | David Vergé | 1,997 | 28.8 | ||
| DVG | Mikaele Kulimoetoke | 1,345 | 19.4 | ||
| PRG | Albert Likuvalu | 1,179 | 17 | ||
| PS | Epifano Tui | 913 | 13.17 | ||
| MoDem | Antonio Ilalio | 858 | 12.37 | ||
| PS | Simione Vanai[7] | 642 | 9.26 | ||
| Turnout | 7,012 | 78.08 | |||
2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS | Albert Likuvalu | 4,152 | 51.79 | ||
| UMP | Victor Brial | 3,865 | 48.21 | ||
| Turnout | 41,605 | 64.24 | |||
| PS gain from UMP | Swing | ||||
Sources and notes
- ^ INSEE. "Les populations des circonscriptions du Territoire des îles Wallis et Futuna" (in French). Government of France. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
- ^ Republic Française. "TERRITOIRE DES ILES WALLIS ET FUTUNA ELECTIONS LEGISLATIVES 2018" [Territory of Wallis and Futuna Islands 2018 legislative election] (in French). Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "A l'Assemblée nationale, la majorité absolue des socialistes fragilisée", Le Monde, 10 June 2013.
- ^ a b "Napole Polutélé nouveau député de Wallis et Futuna", Outre-Mer 1ère, 25 March 2013.
- ^ By-elections to the National Assembly in 2013, French Ministry of the Interior.
- ^ "Le député de Wallis Napole Polutélé rejoint le Parti Socialiste", Outre-Mer 1ère, 29 May 2013.
- ^ This is not an error. The records indicate two Socialist candidates.
- French Interior Ministry results website: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French).