The constituency of Wallis and Futuna is a French legislative
constituency covering the whole of the
overseas collectivity
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of
Wallis and Futuna
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. It is represented in the XVIth legislature by
Mikaele Seo of
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who defeated fellow centrist Etuato Mulikihaamea in the
2022 election.
Deputies
Election results
2022
2018 by-election
Napole Polutele
Napole Polutélé (born 25 June 1965) is a French politician.
Early life
Born on Wallis,[2018 by-election
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2013 by-election
David Vergé's 2012 election was annulled due to financial irregularities, causing a by-election on 17 and 24 March 2013. Two candidates stood for the left, including Laurianne Vergé for the Socialists. She was the first woman ever to stand as a candidate for Parliament to represent the constituency – and was the wife of David Vergé, who had represented the other side of the political spectrum.
["Napole Polutélé nouveau député de Wallis et Futuna"](_blank)
Outre-Mer 1ère
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, 25 March 2013. Seeking to retain the seat for the right,
Napole Polutele
Napole Polutélé (born 25 June 1965) is a French politician.
Early life
Born on Wallis,[Union for a Popular Movement
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.
All three candidates received good enough results to advance to the second round, where Polutele received almost exactly the same result as in the first and was elected. Two months later, having been elected to sit on the opposition benches (albeit officially as an independent), he joined the ranks of the Socialist-led majority. He explained frankly that being a member of the majority would make it easier for him to lobby the government for funds and services for his constituents – who, he said, cared little for the left-right divide prevalent in
metropolitan France
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. He subsequently sat as an independent on the benches of the left.
"Le député de Wallis Napole Polutélé rejoint le Parti Socialiste"
Outre-Mer 1ère, 29 May 2013.
2012
2007
Sources and notes
* French Interior Ministry results website:
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French legislative constituencies