1972 French Polynesian legislative election

Legislative elections were held in French Polynesia on 10 September 1972 for the Territorial Assembly. Anti-autonomist parties won a majority.

1972 French Polynesian legislative election

10 September 1972

All 30 seats in the Territorial Assembly 15 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– UNR–UT Gaston Flosse 22.75 8 +2 E'a Api Francis Sanford 21.24 7 −2 Here Ai'a Pouvanaa a Oopa 18.28 7 0 TAT–TT Charles Taufa 11.74 3 New UCT 1 New UM–UNR 1 0 SISLV 1 New THNRM 1 New UTP 1 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Tahoeraa Maohi UT–UNR	6,484	22.75	8	+2
	E'a Api	6,055	21.24	7	–2
	Here Ai'a	5,211	18.28	7	0
	Te Au Tahoeraa–Tomite Taufa	3,341	11.72	3	New
	Communal and Territorial Union	7,413	26.01	1	New
	Marquesan Union–UNR			1	0
	Safeguard the Leeward Islands			1	New
	Tapura Huiraatira No Raro Matai			1	New
	Union of Workers and Fishermen			1	0
	Independence Party			0	New
	Other parties			0	–
Total		28,504	100.00	30	0
Registered voters/turnout			63
Source: Assembly, Henningham

Elected members

Constituency	Member	Party	Notes
Austral Islands	Pierre Hunter	Here Ai'a	Re-elected
	Tara Lenoir	Here Ai'a
Leeward Islands	Roger Amiot	E'a Api	Re-elected
	Adolphe Bohl	Here Ai'a	Re-elected
	Philippe Brotherson	Here Ai'a
	Tetuanui Ehu	Tahoeraa Maohi UT–UNR	Re-elected
	Marcel Hart	Safeguard the Leeward Islands	Re-elected
	Toro Teriirere	Tapura Huiraatira No Raro Matai	Re-elected (previously UTD)
Marquesas Islands	Guy Rauzy	E'a Api	Re-elected
	André Teikitutoua	Marquesan Union–UNR	Re-elected
Tuamotu–Gambier Islands	Calixte Jouette	Tahoeraa Maohi UT–UNR	Re-elected
	Riquet Marere	Tahoeraa Maohi UT–UNR	Re-elected
	Louis Palmer	E'a Api
	André Porlier	Union of Workers and Fishermen	Re-elected
Windward Islands	Henri Bouvier	Here Ai'a	Re-elected
	Anthelme Buillard	E'a Api
	Gaston Flosse	Tahoeraa Maohi UT–UNR	Re-elected
	Michel Law	Te Au Tahoeraa–Tomite Taufa
	Tuianu Le Gayic	Tahoeraa Maohi UT–UNR
	Coco Lehartel	Tahoeraa Maohi UT–UNR
	André Lorfevre	E'a Api
	Daniel Millaud	E'a Api	Re-elected
	Pouvanaa a Oopa	Here Ai'a
	Nedo Salmon	Tahoeraa Maohi UT–UNR	Re-elected
	Tutaha Salmon	Communal and Territorial Union
	Francis Sanford	E'a Api	Re-elected
	Charles Taufa	Te Au Tahoeraa–Tomite Taufa	Re-elected (previously Tahoeraa Ui No Polynesia)
	John Teariki	Here Ai'a	Re-elected
	Jacques Teuira	Tahoeraa Maohi UT–UNR	Re-elected
	Frantz Vanizette	Te Au Tahoeraa–Tomite Taufa	Re-elected (previously Independents of Economic and Social Action)
Source: Assembly of French Polynesia

Aftermath

Louis Palmer died in February 1973 and was replaced by Lucien Ratinassamy. Pouvanaa a Oopa resigned during the term of the Territorial Assembly and was replaced by Yannick Amaru. André Teikitutoua died shortly before the 1977 elections and was not replaced.