Political Parties and Elections
For other political parties see List of political parties in New Caledonia. An overview on elections and election results is included in Elections in New Caledonia.| Parties | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-independence Parties | ||||
| The Rally-UMP (Le Rassemblement-UMP) | 21,880 | 24.43% | 16 | |
| Future Together (Avenir ensemble) | 20,328 | 22.69% | 16 | |
| National Front (Front national) | 6,684 | 7.46% | 4 | |
| Other anti-independence lists | 2,971 | 3.32% | 0 | |
| Total | 51,863 | 57.91% | 36 | |
| Nationalist Parties | ||||
| National Union for Independence-Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (Union nationale pour l'indépendance - Front de libération nationale kanak et socialiste) | 14,651 | 16.36% | 8 | |
| Caledonian Union (Union calédonienne) | 10,623 | 11.86% | 7 | |
| Other pro-independence lists | 3,491 | 3.90% | 0 | |
| Union of Pro-Independence Co-operation Committees (Union des comités de la Coopération pour l'Indépendance) | 2,864 | 3.20% | 1 | |
| Socialist Kanak Liberation (Libération kanak socialiste) | 2,575 | 2.87% | 1 | |
| Renewed Caledonian Union (Union calédonienne renouveau) | 1,587 | 1.77% | 1 | |
| 'Total | 35,791 | 39.96% | 18 | |
| Other | ||||
| Caledonia my country (Calédonie mon pays) | 1,908 | 2.13% | 0 | |
| Total (turnout 76.44%) | 54 | |||
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