Nouméa: the 2026 municipal election
Nouméa (Nouvelle-Calédonie, INSEE 98818) has 68,483 registered voters. Its council has 53 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.
- 68,483registered voters
- 49%turnout, 2026 round one
The municipal election, March 2026
Round two, 22 March · 32,540 voted, 31,521 valid votes
- AVEC VOUS POUR NOUMEALed by Sonia Lagarde · Miscellaneous right 62.0% · 19,540 · 43 seats
- POUR NOUMEA, UNE ENERGIE NOUVELLELed by Virginie Ruffenach · Les Républicains 19.1% · 6,027 · 5 seats
- Nouméa : l'après !Led by Philippe Dunoyer · Miscellaneous centre 18.9% · 5,954 · 5 seats
Round one, 15 March · 33,383 voted, 32,818 valid votes
- AVEC VOUS POUR NOUMEAMiscellaneous right 50.0% · 16,402
- POUR NOUMEA, UNE ENERGIE NOUVELLELes Républicains 21.2% · 6,947
- Nouméa : l'après !Miscellaneous centre 11.2% · 3,675
- UNITE PAYSRegionalist 9.5% · 3,125
- Nouméa coeur battant - justice socialeRegionalist 3.0% · 991
- NOUMEA POUR TOUSMiscellaneous 1.8% · 600
- NOUMEA LE RENOUVEAUMiscellaneous 1.8% · 591
- UNI DANS LA DIVERSITERegionalist 1.5% · 487
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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