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1949 French Oceania by-election

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On August 3, 1949 the incumbent member of the French National Assembly from French Oceania, Georges Ahnne died. A by-election was held on October 22, 1949, to fill the vacant seat. The election was won by Pouvanaa a Oopa, who got 62% of the votes cast.[1]

References

  1. ^ Regnault, Jean-Marc. Pouvanaa a Oopa: victime de la raison d'état : les documents parlent. Tahiti: Editions de Tahiti, 2003. p. 20