Wallis and Futuna's constituency
| 1st constituency of Wallis and Futuna | |
|---|---|
 National Assembly of France | |
| Deputy | Napole Polutélé Miscellaneous left |
| Department | Wallis and Futuna |
| Cantons | Alo, Sigave, Uvea |
The 1st constituency of Wallis and Fortuna is a French legislative constituency covering the whole of the overseas collectivity of Wallis and Futuna. It is represented in the XIVth legislature by Napole Polutélé, an independent left-wing politician, elected at a by-election in 2013, though at the time of his election he represented the right.
Deputies
Election results
2013 by-election
David Vergé's 2012 election was annulled due to financial irregularities, causing a by-election on 17 and 24 March 2013.[2] 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.[3] Seeking to retain the seat for the right, Napole Polutélé stood as an independent endorsed by the Union for a Popular Movement.[3]
All three candidates received good enough results to advance to the second round, where Polutélé received almost exactly the same result as in the first and was elected.[4] 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.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVD | Napole Polutélé | 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 Polutélé | 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[6] | 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.
- ^ "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).