Hienghène: the 2026 municipal election
Hienghène (Nouvelle-Calédonie, INSEE 98807) has 2,498 registered voters. Its council has 19 seats; the 2026 municipal election was settled in the first round on 15 March. The next municipal elections are in 2032; the presidential election is on 18 April 2027.
- 2,498registered voters
- 64%turnout, 2026 round one
The municipal election, March 2026
Round one, 15 March · 1,610 voted, 1,599 valid votes
- UC HYEHENNo label (small commune) 51.9% · 830 · 15 seats
- SOWEINo label (small commune) 48.1% · 769 · 4 seats
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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About Hienghène
Hienghène is a commune in Nouvelle-Calédonie with 2,498 registered voters, the 18th largest of the département's 33 communes. At the municipal election of March 2026 64.5% of them voted, more than the 56.1% across Nouvelle-Calédonie, and UC HYEHEN won 15 of the council's 19 seats in the first round.
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