Pouembout: the 2026 municipal election
Pouembout (Nouvelle-Calédonie, INSEE 98825) has 2,005 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.
- 2,005registered voters
- 64%turnout, 2026 round one
The municipal election, March 2026
Round two, 22 March · 1,396 voted, 1,377 valid votes
- MOUVEMENT CITOYENLed by Yann Peraldi · No label (small commune) 50.2% · 691 · 18 seats
- MAIN DANS LA MAIN POUR POUEMBOUTLed by Jean-Francois Boaé Porin-Pouea · No label (small commune) 42.0% · 578 · 5 seats
- UNIS POUR UN DESTIN COMMUNLed by Jimmy Naouna · No label (small commune) 7.8% · 108
Round one, 15 March · 1,274 voted, 1,254 valid votes
- MOUVEMENT CITOYENNo label (small commune) 47.6% · 597
- MAIN DANS LA MAIN POUR POUEMBOUTNo label (small commune) 40.0% · 501
- UNIS POUR UN DESTIN COMMUNNo label (small commune) 12.4% · 156
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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