Houaïlou: the 2026 municipal election
Houaïlou (Nouvelle-Calédonie, INSEE 98808) has 3,713 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.
- 3,713registered voters
- 60%turnout, 2026 round one
The municipal election, March 2026
Round two, 22 March · 2,444 voted, 2,420 valid votes
- LISTE UNITAIRE NATIONALISTE FLNKS (UC - UPM - PT)Led by Pascal Sawa · Regionalist 59.3% · 1,435 · 23 seats
- ERE MA WAALed by Angie - Singride Boehe · Miscellaneous 19.1% · 462 · 2 seats
- UNI WAA WI LUULed by Jean Luc Louka Mahe · Regionalist 13.1% · 317 · 1 seat
- WAWILU 2026 POUR LE CHANGEMENTLed by Maurice Watanabé · Miscellaneous right 8.5% · 206 · 1 seat
Round one, 15 March · 2,220 voted, 2,187 valid votes
- LISTE UNITAIRE NATIONALISTE FLNKS (UC - UPM - PT)Regionalist 49.6% · 1,084
- UNI WAA WI LUURegionalist 15.5% · 340
- ERE MA WAAMiscellaneous 15.4% · 336
- WAWILU 2026 POUR LE CHANGEMENTMiscellaneous right 11.7% · 255
- GERE GUNIMA MA VI TA BE VEKI WAAWIILIIMiscellaneous 7.9% · 172
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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