The Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna (French: ''Assemblée Territoriale'';

Wallisian Wallisian, or Uvean ( wls, Fakauvea, links=no), is the Polynesian language spoken on Wallis (island), Wallis Island (also known as Uvea). The language is also known as East Uvean to distinguish it from the related West Uvean language spoken on t ...

and

Futunan Futunan or Futunian is the Polynesian language spoken on Futuna (and Alofi). The term East-Futunan is also used to distinguish it from the related West Futunan (Futuna-Aniwan) spoken on the outlier islands of Futuna and Aniwa in Vanuatu. The ...

: ''Fono fakatelituale'') is the

legislature A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make law Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 90. with its p ...

Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands (; french: Wallis-et-Futuna or ', Fakauvea and Fakafutuna: '), is a French island collectivity in the South Pacific, situated between Tuvalu to the northwest, Fiji ...

. It consists of 20 members, elected for a five-year term by

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in multi-seat

constituencies An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...

. The Assembly sits in

Mata Utu Mata Utu (; ʻUvean: Matāutu, ) is the capital city of Wallis and Futuna, an overseas collectivity of France. It is located on the island of Uvéa (Uvea), in the district of Hahake, of which it is also the capital. It is one of two ports in Wa ...

, the capital of the territory.

History

The Assembly was established by article 11 of the 1961 statute which established Wallis and Futuna as an overseas territory.

Elections

The territorial assembly consists of 20 members, elected for a five-year term by

in multi-seat

. ʻUvea has 13 seats — 6 for the

Mua District Mua (also spelled Mu'a, Uvean for "first") is one of the 5 districts of Wallis and Futuna, located in Wallis Island, in the Pacific Ocean. It is part of the Chiefdom of Uvea. Geography Located in the southern side of the island, Mua borders with ...

, 4 for the

Hahake District Hakake ( Uvean for "East") is one of the 5 districts of Wallis and Futuna, located in Wallis Island, in the Pacific Ocean. It is part of the Chiefdom of Uvea. Geography Located in the middle of the island, Hahake borders with the districts of Hih ...

, and 3 for the

Hihifo District Hihifo ( Uvean for "West") is one of the 5 districts of Wallis and Futuna, located in Wallis Island, in the Pacific Ocean. It is part of the Chiefdom of ʻUvea. Geography Located in the northern side of the island, Hihifo borders with the distric ...

. Futuna has 7 seats, 4 for the

Alo District Alo (also known unofficially as Tu`a or the Kingdom of Futuna) is one of three official chiefdoms of the French territory of Wallis and Futuna, in Oceania, in the South Pacific Ocean. (The other two chiefdoms are Uvea and Sigave.) Geography Ove ...

and 3 for

Sigave Sigavé (also Singave or Sigave) is one of the three official chiefdoms of the French territory of Wallis and Futuna in Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. (The other two chiefdoms are Uvea and Alo.) Geography Overview Sigave encompasses the wes ...

. The electoral system uses a

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, with voters voting for a single party. The seats are distributed in each constituency using the

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Latest election

Powers and procedures

The powers and competencies of the assembly are a modified version of those originally granted to the

Congress of New Caledonia The Congress of New Caledonia (french: Congrès de la Nouvelle-Calédonie), a "territorial congress" (''congrès territorial'' or ''congrès du territoire''), is the legislature of New Caledonia. It has 54 members who serve five-year terms, sel ...

. It meets twice a year with an administrative session in the middle of the year and a budgetary session at the end of the year, for a maximum duration of 45 days each. Extraordinary sessions, not exceeding 15 days, can also take place. Debates can take place in French, Wallisian or Futunian. Interpreters are present and the reports can be written in the three languages.

Presidents of the Territorial Assembly

The assembly is headed by a president elected every year by its members after the opening of the budgetary session.

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Territorial Assembly Of Wallis And Futuna Government of Wallis and Futuna

Legislatures of Overseas France Organizations based in Wallis and Futuna