The Assembly of French Polynesia (french: Assemblée de la Polynésie française, Tahitian: Te apo'ora'a rahi o te fenua Mā'ohi) is the

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, an

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of the

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. It is located at Place Tarahoi in

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. It was established in its current form in 1996 although a Tahitian Assembly was first created in 1824. It consists of 57 members who are

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for five years; the electoral system is based upon

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in six multi-seat

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. Every constituency is represented by at least three representatives. Since 2001, the parity bill binds that the number of women matches the number of men elected to the Assembly. The official language of the Assembly is French. The most recent election was held in

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and resulted in a victory of the

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, which won 38 seats.Le tahitien reste interdit à l'assemblée de Polynésie
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for a four-year term. The number of seats was changed from 49 to 57 on 23 May 2004, for the 2004 election. On 13 February 2005,

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s for the Assembly were held in the constituency of the

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(''circonscription des Îles du Vent''). The next general election is scheduled in 2023.

Constituencies

The six electoral districts (''circonscriptions électorales'') are: * electoral circumscription of the

(''circonscription des Îles du Vent'') (37 members) * electoral circumscription of the

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(''circonscription des Îles Sous-le-Vent'') (8 members) * electoral circumscription of the

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(''circonscription des Îles Australes'') (3 members) * electoral circumscription of the Gambier Islands and the Islands Tuamotu-East (''circonscription des Îles Gambier et Tuamotu Est'') (3 members) * electoral circumscription of the Islands Tuamotu-West (''circonscription des Îles Tuamotu Ouest'') (3 members) * electoral circumscription of the

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(''circonscription des Îles Marquises'') (3 members)

President of the Assembly of French Polynesia

L’Assemblée représentative (1946-1953)

L’Assemblée territoriale (1953-1996)

L'Assemblée de la Polynésie française (After 1996)

Elections

References

External links

Official website of the Assembly of French Polynesia

Website of the Polynesian Presidency

Territorial legislative framework of French Polynesia

Polynesia Prefecture portal
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