Kouaoua: the 2026 municipal election
Kouaoua (Nouvelle-Calédonie, INSEE 98833) has 1,206 registered voters. Its council has 15 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.
- 1,206registered voters
- 74%turnout, 2026 round one
The municipal election, March 2026
Round two, 22 March · 987 voted, 980 valid votes
- NOORE KAAWIIPAA NA TRU NEWE NIARREHI RI - KOUOUA MAITRE DE SON AVENIRLed by Franck Diopoue · No label (small commune) 44.2% · 433 · 11 seats
- UNIS POUR KAAWIIPAALed by Alcide Ponga · No label (small commune) 43.2% · 423 · 3 seats
- VISION KAAWIIPAALed by Suzanne - Poawe Mereatu · No label (small commune) 12.7% · 124 · 1 seat
Round one, 15 March · 889 voted, 881 valid votes
- NOORE KAAWIIPAA NA TRU NEWE NIARREHI RI - KOUOUA MAITRE DE SON AVENIRNo label (small commune) 36.7% · 323
- KAAWIIPAA TERRE COMMUNE ET AVENIRNo label (small commune) 29.3% · 258
- TO CHAA TRUNODO VEII KANAKYNo label (small commune) 21.9% · 193
- VISION KAAWIIPAANo label (small commune) 12.1% · 107
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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