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Members of the Assembly of French Polynesia were elected on 22 April and 6 May 2018. According to second-round results, the 57 representatives consisted of 38 representatives of Tapura Huiraatira, 11 for Tahoera'a Huiraatira, and 8 for Tavini Huiraatira.

Members

Changes

• In August 2018 Tahoera'a Huiraatira MP Bernard Natua switched sides to join Tapura Huiraatira.
• In September 2018 Tahoera'a Huiraatira expelled MP Angélo Frébault from the party. In December 2018 he joined Tapura Huiraatira.
• In October 2018 Tavini Huiraatira leader Oscar Temaru was stripped of his seat after being barred from public office. He was replaced by Cécile Mercier.
• In December 2019 Tapura Huiraatira MP Nicole Sanquer declared that she would sit as an independent.
• In June 2020 Nuihau Laurey left Tapura Huiraatira to sit as an independent.
• In August 2020 Bernard Natua, Teura Tarahu-Atuahiva, and Félix Tokoragi left Tapura Huiraatira and joined independent MPs Nicole Sanquer and Nuihau Laurey and Tahoera'a Huiraatira MP Vaitea Le Gayic to form A here ia Porinetia. In January 2021 Le Gayic resigned and rejoined Tahoera'a, leaving the other 5 MPs as independents.
• Tapeta Tetopata died in March 2021, and was replaced by Maeva Bourgade.
• In March 2022 the Tahoera'a group ceased to be recognised in the Assembly following the resignations of James Heaux and Vaiata Perry-Friedman.
• In June 2022 James Heaux joined Tavini Huiraatira.

References

1. "French Polynesia incumbent wins resounding election victory". RNZ. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
2. "Territoriales 2018 : Le nouveau visage de l'Assemblée" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
3. "French Polynesia opposition politician defects to ruling party". RNZ. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
4. "French Polynesian opposition member excluded from party". RNZ. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
5. "French Polynesia MP Angelo Frebault swaps sides". RNZ. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
6. "Court strips Temaru of Tahiti seat". RNZ. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
7. "French Polynesia Govt MP to sit as independent". RNZ. 7 December 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
8. "Laurey leaves French Polynesia's ruling party". RNZ. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
9. "Un quatrième groupe à l'assemblée" (in French). DomTom News. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
10. "Le groupe A Here Ia Porinetia n'est officiellement plus constitué" (in French). Tahiti News. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
11. "Décès de l'élue Tapura, Tapeta Tetopata" (in French). Radio1. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
12. "Le groupe Tahoera'a implose et disparaît de l'assemblée" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
13. "Pro-independence party in Tahiti wins another assembly member". RNZ. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.

• Members of the Assembly of French Polynesia