1962 New Caledonian legislative election


Legislative elections were held in New Caledonia on 15 April 1962. The result was a victory for the Caledonian Union, which retained its majority in the Assembly.

Background

The Assembly elected in 1958 was dissolved by the Governor Laurent Elisée Péchoux on 9 March after the Caledonian Union refused to approve the High Commissioner's agenda.

Results

The Caledonian Union retained the 18 seats it won in the 1958 elections. The Entente, an alliance of the Union for the New Republic and some Caledonian Union dissidents won nine seats, whilst the Caledonian Rally was reduced to only three seats.

Elected members

Aftermath

The newly elected Assembly met for the first time on 26 April. Antoine Griscelli was elected as president of the legislature.
On 6 June 1962, the results in the South constituency were annulled. A by-election was held on 4 November, in which the Caledonian Union won five seats, Caledonian Rally three and the Entente two. This represented a loss of one seat for the Caledonian Union and gain of one seat for the Caledonian Rally.
Gaston Belouma resigned from the Assembly on 26 October and was replaced by Thène Fonguimoin Boahoumé-Arhou, who was next on the party's list. Théophile Wakolo Pouyé resigned on 4 December the same year and was replaced by Austien Dalap Touyada. Maurice Lenormand resigned on 21 March 1964 and was replaced by Henri Teambouéon.
Antoine Griscelli died on 22 November 1966 and Paul Katrei on 10 April 1967. Neither were replaced.