Lifou: the 2026 municipal election
Lifou (Nouvelle-Calédonie, INSEE 98814) has 10,915 registered voters. Its council has 29 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.
- 10,915registered voters
- 52%turnout, 2026 round one
The municipal election, March 2026
Round one, 15 March · 5,682 voted, 5,645 valid votes
- Union Citoyenne Nöje DrehuRegionalist 57.7% · 3,256 · 24 seats
- Drehu UniRegionalist 24.9% · 1,405 · 3 seats
- Unité nationaliste Drehu - TokaRegionalist 17.4% · 984 · 2 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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