Ouvéa: the 2026 municipal election
Ouvéa (Nouvelle-Calédonie, INSEE 98820) has 4,343 registered voters. Its council has 23 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.
- 4,343registered voters
- 57%turnout, 2026 round one
The municipal election, March 2026
Round two, 22 March · 2,867 voted, 2,850 valid votes
- UC-FLNKSLed by Maurice Tillewa · No label (small commune) 48.5% · 1,383 · 17 seats
- UNITE NATIONALISTES FLNKS IAAILed by Jean Joel Ihily · No label (small commune) 34.1% · 973 · 4 seats
- UNI IAAILed by Moïse Baouma · No label (small commune) 17.3% · 494 · 2 seats
Round one, 15 March · 2,486 voted, 2,465 valid votes
- UC-FLNKSNo label (small commune) 42.7% · 1,044
- PARTI TRAVAILLISTE ET NATIONALISTESNo label (small commune) 19.5% · 477
- UNI IAAINo label (small commune) 15.0% · 367
- ALTERNATIVE UNITAIRE IAAINo label (small commune) 13.1% · 321
- OSER LE CHANGEMENT POUR OUVEA !No label (small commune) 9.7% · 236
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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