Legislative elections were held in

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on 9 July 1967.French territories to go to polls
''Pacific Islands Monthly'', July 1967, p21 The result was a victory for the

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, which won 22 of the 35 seats.

Campaign

A total of 174 candidates contested the 35 seats. The New Caledonian branch of the

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(led by Georges Chatenay) called for more autonomy and for a second smelting company to be introduced to the territory to create competition for

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Results

The three minor party Assembly members were sympathetic to the Caledonian Union."More say for us" call in New Caledonian poll
''Pacific Islands Monthly'', August 1967, p32

Elected members

Aftermath

Following the elections, Entente leader

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submitted a petition to annul the results. The petition was rejected on 28 August. He appealed on 4 November.La composition
Congress of New Caledonia

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also filed a complaint about the election in East constituency, where Caledonian Union candidate and High Chief Goa Alphonse (who was expected to be elected) lost after a fortune teller told his tribe that the chief would die if elected. The complaint was rejected.How to ruin a high chief's poll
''Pacific Islands Monthly'', September 1967, p75 André Vacher resigned from the Assembly on 8 August 1967 and was replaced by Charles Attiti. Paul Malignon resigned on 14 June 1970 and was replaced by

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. Jean Caba died on 8 September 1970 and was replaced by Kecine Léonard Une. Lafleur resigned on 20 November 1971 and was replaced by

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. Edouard Pentecost died on 5 October 1971 and was replaced by Michel Kauma.

References

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