Canala: the 2026 municipal election
Canala (Nouvelle-Calédonie, INSEE 98804) has 3,620 registered voters. Its council has 27 seats; the 2026 municipal election went to a second round on 22 March. The next municipal elections are in 2032; the presidential election is on 18 April 2027.
- 3,620registered voters
- 71%turnout, 2026 round one
The municipal election, March 2026
Round two, 22 March · 2,916 voted, 2,895 valid votes
- XARACUU XEBUTULed by Caril Beronon · Regionalist 50.5% · 1,462 · 21 seats
- TEPE AEE CE KANAKY DAAWANILed by Gilbert Tyuienon · Regionalist 49.5% · 1,433 · 6 seats
Round one, 15 March · 2,576 voted, 2,544 valid votes
- TEPE AEE CE KANAKY DAAWANIRegionalist 41.1% · 1,045
- XWAMAABWI ADOPOORegionalist 26.4% · 672
- MURU XORUMiscellaneous 18.1% · 461
- UNI XARACUU ARERegionalist 14.4% · 366
Official results, Ministère de l'Intérieur. Lists are labelled with the ministry's political "nuance"; lists in small communes carry none. The list that comes first takes half the seats as a bonus, and the rest are shared in proportion among lists over 5%.
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- Houaïlou3,713 voters · Regionalist
- La Foa3,483 voters · No label (small commune)
- Bouloupari3,381 voters · No label (small commune)
- Koumac3,138 voters · Miscellaneous
- Ouvéa4,343 voters · No label (small commune)
- Poindimié4,411 voters · Regionalist
- Ponérihouen2,695 voters · No label (small commune)
- Bourail4,880 voters · Miscellaneous centre