The 1st constituency of New Caledonia is a French legislative constituency in New Caledonia.
Between 1958 and 1962, the constituency represented all of the New Hebrides condominium and New Caledonia until a redistricting in 1978 created the 2nd constituency. Between 1978 and a new redistricting in 1986, the first constituency represented the Kanak-populated eastern shore of the main island in addition to the Loyalty Islands. Since 1986, the constituency is composed of the Caldoche-populated loyalist stronghold of Nouméa and the strongly nationalist Kanak-populated Loyalty Islands. Due to this makeup in which loyalist-voting Nouméa far outnumbers the sparsely populated islands, the constituency is strongly loyalist.
Deputies
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Election results
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Candidate
|
Label
|
First round
|
Second round
|
Votes
|
%
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Philippe Dunoyer
|
CT (DVD)
|
7,780
|
27.88
|
17,744
|
59.15
|
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Sonia Backès
|
DVD
|
4,821
|
17.27
|
12,256
|
40.85
|
|
Gaël Yanno
|
DVD
|
4,425
|
15.86
|
|
|
Bernard Deladrière
|
LR
|
3,921
|
14.05
|
|
Charles Washetine
|
REG
|
2,820
|
10.10
|
|
Lina Balmelli
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FN
|
1,884
|
6.75
|
|
Louis Manta
|
FI
|
659
|
2.36
|
|
Germaine Nemia-Bishop
|
REG
|
389
|
1.39
|
|
Alain Descombels
|
DVD
|
367
|
1.32
|
|
Philippe Gras
|
DVD
|
342
|
1.23
|
|
Macate Wenehoua
|
REG
|
297
|
1.06
|
|
Michel Hanocque
|
DIV
|
203
|
0.73
|
|
Votes
|
27,908
|
100.00
|
30,000
|
100.00
|
|
Valid votes
|
27,908
|
96.58
|
30,000
|
92.70
|
Blank votes
|
753
|
2.61
|
1,703
|
5.26
|
Null votes
|
234
|
0.81
|
660
|
2.04
|
Turnout
|
28,895
|
33.94
|
32,363
|
38.01
|
Abstentions
|
56,253
|
66.06
|
52,783
|
61.99
|
Registered voters
|
85,148
|
|
85,146
|
|
|
Source: Ministry of the Interior
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2012 legislative election in New Caledonia's 1st constituency
Candidate
|
Party
|
First round
|
Second round
|
Votes
|
%
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Gaël Yanno
|
UMP
|
10,880
|
30.96%
|
14,811
|
46.07%
|
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Sonia Lagarde
|
DVD
|
9,405
|
26.76%
|
17,340
|
53.93%
|
|
Robert-Wienie Xowie
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|
5,905
|
16.80%
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|
|
Isabelle Lafleur
|
DVD
|
3,697
|
10.52%
|
|
Pierre Aube
|
FN
|
1,743
|
4.96%
|
|
Stéphane Henocque
|
??
|
1,616
|
4.60%
|
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Michel Jorda
|
PS
|
1,272
|
3.62%
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Richard Sio
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FG
|
627
|
1.78%
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Valid votes
|
35,145
|
98.27%
|
32,151
|
91.67%
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Spoilt and null votes
|
620
|
1.73%
|
2,922
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8.33%
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Votes cast / turnout
|
35,765
|
46.78%
|
35,073
|
45.90%
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Abstentions
|
40,688
|
53.22%
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41,333
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54.10%
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Registered voters
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76,453
|
100.00%
|
76,406
|
100.00%
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References
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