Legislative elections were held in

French Polynesia )Territorial motto: ( en, "Great Tahiti of the Golden Haze") , anthem = , song_type = Regional anthem , song = " Ia Ora 'O Tahiti Nui" , image_map = French Polynesia on the globe (French Polynesia centered).svg , map_alt = Location of Frenc ...

on 23 May 1982 for the

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. Following the elections, a government was formed by Tahoera'a Huiraatira and

Aia Api The Aia Api ( en, New Land) is a political party in French Polynesia. At the last legislative elections on May 23, 2004, and by-elections on February 13, 2005, the party was part of the Union for the Democracy (''Union pour la Démocratie''), that ...

, who had won 16 of the 30 seats in the

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Campaign

A total of 398 candidates contested the elections representing around 30 parties and lists, of which fewer than 20 were women.

Results

Elected members

Aftermath

Following the elections, the Assembly elected members of the Government Council. As members of the Government Council could not serve in the Assembly, several new members entered the Assembly as replacements: Ernest Teinauri of Tahoera'a Huiraatira replaced Jacques Teheiura; Franklin Brotherson, Roger Doom and Albert Taruoura of Tahoera'a Huiraatira replaced

Gaston Flosse Gaston Flosse (born 24 June 1931) is a French politician who has been President of French Polynesia on five separate occasions. He is currently a member of the Senate of France and has been a French junior minister under Jacques Chirac. He receiv ...

Alexandre Léontieff Alexandre Léontieff (October 20, 1948 – March 2, 2009) was a French politician and the President of French Polynesia from 1987 to 1991. Biography Personal life Léontieff was born on October 20, 1948, at Teahupo'o, Tahiti, near the world fam ...

and

Charles Tetaria Charles Tetaria (born 1 January 1947) is a French Polynesian athlete, medical doctor, politician, and former Cabinet Minister. He has represented France at the South Pacific Games. He is an advocate for the Tahitian language and a member of the ...

, while Terii Sanford of

replaced Sylvain Millaud. Sanford was also later elected the council and replaced by Yves Thunot.

John Teariki John French "Tony" Teariki (died 5 October 1983) was a French Polynesian politician. He served as a member of the French National Assembly from 1961 to 1967, and as a member of the Territorial Assembly from 1957 until 1983. Biography Teariki was ...

died in 1983, he was replaced by Jean-Baptiste Trouillet.Les élus de l’assemblée territoriale
Assembly of French Polynesia

References

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Elections in French Polynesia

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