List of the People Tapura Huira‘atira | |
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President | Édouard Fritch |
Secretary-General | Nicole Bouteau |
1st Vice President | Vacant |
Founded | 2016 |
Headquarters | 41 Colette Street, Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia, France |
Ideology | Liberalism French Polynesian autonomy Anti-independence |
Political position | Centre |
National affiliation | La République en marche |
Regional affiliation | Amui tatou |
Colours | Red |
National Assembly (French Polynesian seats) | 0 / 3
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Senate (French Polynesian seats) | 1 / 2
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Assembly of French Polynesia | 16 / 57 [a]
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tapurahuiraatira | |
Tapura Huiraatira (lit. 'List of the People') is a political party in French Polynesia. It was founded on 20 February 2016 by members of Tahoera'a Huiraatira (French: Rassemblement populaire), a parliamentary coalition in the Assembly of French Polynesia, as well as other smaller parties such as Fetia Api.[1][2]
It is chaired by Édouard Fritch, the President of French Polynesia. Its first congress was attended by 8,000 people,[3] including 38 Polynesian mayors.[4] Nicole Sanquer was the party's only Member of Parliament[5] before she left to join A here ia Porinetia.
They wish to maintain political autonomy within the French Republic and continue to grow that relationship while strengthening ties with Oceania, given their geographical position.[6]
The party won 49 percent of the vote and 38 seats in the 2018 French Polynesian legislative election.[7] Fritch was re-elected as President of French Polynesia,[8] while Gaston Tong Sang was elected President of the Assembly.[9]
In March 2019 the party declared its support for La République En Marche! in the 2019 European Parliament election, resulting in criticism from its National Assembly and Senate members over a lack of consultation.[10]
In September 2022 Teva Rohfritsch, Nicole Bouteau and Philip Schyle resigned from the party, citing disappointment with Edouard Fritch's government.[11]
The party submitted its list for the 2023 French Polynesian legislative election on 17 March 2023.[12] The party came second in the first round, with 30% of the vote.[13] It subsequently formed a joint list with ʻĀmuitahiraʻa o te Nūnaʻa Māʻohi, the Union of Autonomists Against Independence.[14]
Creation
In early 2015, 4 members of the Tahoera'a Huiraatira party were excluded from being associated with the party in the upcoming senatorial elections. These were the members of Lana Tetuanui, Nuihau Laurey, Michel Buillard and Teapehu Teahe due to them rebelling from party rhetoric during their time in the assembly. In the 2015 elections, only Nuihau Laurey and Lana Tetuanui were re-elected, however, both were given political support by at-the-time French-Polynesian President and leader of Tahoera'a Huiraatira,Édouard Fritch, as well as the A Tia Porinetia (ATP) coalition.[15]
In late 2015, a group of members (initially 15, later 20) from Tahoera'a Huiraatira chose to dissent from the party due to conflicts between the former leader, Gaston Flosse, and President Édouard Fritch, as well as the exclusion of party members.[15][16]
In 2016, an extremely short lived working group was established to support the dissenting former party leader Édouard Fritch called the 'Rassemblement pour une Majorité Autonomiste' (lit. 'Rally for an Autonomous Majority'), which included 20 (later 22) dissenting members of Tahoera'a Huiraatira, 8 members of the 'A Tia Porinetia' (lit. 'The Gathering of Polynesians') coalition, and one former UPLD, Union pour la Démocratie (lit. 'Union for Democracy'), coalition member.[2][15][16][17][18]
On the 20th of February the official creation of the Tapura Huiraatira party is announced, with the former parties of To Tia Porinetia (ATP), O Porinetia To Tatou Aia, No Oe e Te Nunaa (NOETN), Fetia Api and Te Aveia being dissolved.[2][15][16][17]
Election results
Year | 1st round | 2nd round | Seats | ||||
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Votes | % | Place | Votes | % | Place | ||
2018 | 53,795 | 43.04 | 1st | 66,730 | 49.18 | 1st | 38 / 57
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2023 | 37,880 | 30.46 | 2nd | 15 / 57
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2018 Territorial Elections
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Party | First round | Second round | Seats | +/– | |||
Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||
Tapura Huiraatira | 53,795 | 43.04 | 66,730 | 49.18 | 38 | New | |
Tahoera'a Huiraatira | 36,754 | 29.41 | 37,591 | 27.70 | 11 | –27 | |
Tavini Huiraatira | 25,891 | 20.71 | 31,378 | 23.12 | 8 | –3 | |
Te Ora Api o Porinetia | 4,606 | 3.69 | 0 | New | |||
E Reo Manahune | 2,503 | 2.00 | 0 | New | |||
Popular Republican Union | 1,441 | 1.15 | 0 | New | |||
Total | 124,990 | 100.00 | 135,699 | 100.00 | 57 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 124,990 | 98.32 | 135,699 | 98.34 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 2,134 | 1.68 | 2,286 | 1.66 | |||
Total votes | 127,124 | 100.00 | 137,985 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 206,670 | 61.51 | 206,496 | 66.82 | |||
Source: Haut-Commissariat |
2023 Territorial Elections
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Party | First round | Second round | Seats | +/– | |||
Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||
Tāvini Huiraʻatira | 43,401 | 34.90 | 64,551 | 44.32 | 38 | +30 | |
Tāpura Huiraʻatira | 37,880 | 30.46 | 56,118 | 38.53 | 15 | –23 | |
ʻĀmuitahiraʻa o te Nūnaʻa Māʻohi | 14,773 | 11.88 | 1 | –10 | |||
A here ia Porinetia | 18,067 | 14.53 | 24,989 | 17.16 | 3 | New | |
Ia Ora te Nuna'a | 5,423 | 4.36 | 0 | New | |||
Hau Māʻohi | 2,458 | 1.98 | 0 | New | |||
Heiura-Les Verts | 2,373 | 1.91 | 0 | New | |||
Total | 124,375 | 100.00 | 145,658 | 100.00 | 57 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 124,375 | 98.50 | 145,658 | 98.97 | |||
Invalid votes | 748 | 0.59 | 823 | 0.56 | |||
Blank votes | 1,149 | 0.91 | 700 | 0.48 | |||
Total votes | 126,272 | 100.00 | 147,181 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 210,161 | 60.08 | 210,385 | 69.96 | |||
Source: Haut-commissaire;[19] (seats) |
Notes
- ^ Includes 1 Amuitahiraʻa MP elected from the Tapura list
References
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- ^ a b c d "Fetia Api — France Politique". www.france-politique.fr. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
- ^ "Big turnout for launch of political party in French Polynesia". RNZ. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Le Tapura Huiraatira est né – polynésie 1ère". polynésie 1ère. Retrieved 17 April 2017. (in French)
- ^ "Mme Nicole Sanquer – Polynésie Française (2e circonscription) – Assemblée nationale". www2.assemblee-nationale.fr. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
- ^ "Site Officiel du parti politique polynésien, le Tapura Huiraatira". tapura huiraatira. Retrieved 16 July 2017. (in French)
- ^ "French Polynesia incumbent wins resounding election victory". RNZ. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Edouard Fritch is re-elected French Polynesia president". RNZ. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Tong Sang elected French Polynesia assembly president". RNZ. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "European election unsettles Tahiti's Tapura". RNZ. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Three former key Tapura members ponder founding new party in Tahiti". RNZ. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ "La liste du Tapura déposée et dévoilée" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ "Oscar Temaru's Tavini Huiraatira party wins round one of French Polynesia's territorial elections". RNZ. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "La liste "d'union" entre Fritch et Flosse déposée" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Boissieu, Laurent. "france-politique.fr". Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "Big turnout for launch of political party in French Polynesia". RNZ. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Teva Rohfritsch : "C'est une page politique du pays qui se tourne"" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 20 February 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "New political group launched ahead of French Polynesia poll". RNZ. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ "La nouvelle composition de l'assemblée" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.