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1984 New Caledonian legislative election

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All 36 seats in Congress 18 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– RPCR Jacques Lafleur 70.87 34 +19 LKS Nidoïsh Naisseline 7.33 6 New National Front Roger Galliot 6.05 1 New FNSC Jean-Pierre Aïfa 4.45 1 −6 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. President of Congress before President of Congress after Jean Pierre-Aïfa FNSC Dick Ukeiwé RPCR

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Legislative elections were held in New Caledonia on 18 November 1984. They had originally been planned for July, but were postponed due to threats by the Independence Front to boycott and disrupt the vote. Most members of the Front subsequently merged into the Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front in September, and proceeded to boycott the elections. As a result, the Rally for Caledonia in the Republic won 34 of the 42 seats in a landslide victory. Following the elections, Dick Ukeiwé became President of the Government.

Conduct

The elections were marred by violence; several houses, town halls and shops were set on fire, with FLNKS members clashing with security forces. FLNKS also took a French administrator hostage on Lifou Island and occupied a police station in north-east of the territory. On election day 200 Kanaks entered a polling station in Canala and destroyed ballot papers.

Results

Overall voter turnout was just over 50%, but estimated to be only 15% amongst the Kanak community.

Elected members

Aftermath

Violence continued after the elections; FLNKS members occupied the police station in Thio on 20 November and held five policemen hostage. Rebels set up a 'Government of Kanaky' in early December, headed by Jean-Marie Tjibaou. European settlers in Hienghène killed ten FLNKS militants on 5 December, including two brothers of Tjibaou.

Dick Ukeiwé became President of the Government, heading a ten-member cabinet.

References

1. Waiting for the 'unblocking' Pacific Islands Monthly, October 1984, p26
2. 131 years on, the FLKNKS Pacific Islands Monthly, November 1984, p27
3. ^ French scramble to head off crisis Pacific Islands Monthly, January 1985, pp14–16
4. Alan Clark (1987) "Conflict formal and informal: Elections in New Caledonia, 1984–1986" Pacific Studies, volume 10, number 3
5. Actes du Gouernement du Territoire Journal officiel de la Nouvelle-Caledonie, 27 November 1984

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