# French Polynesia's 3rd constituency

French Polynesia's third constituency is a French legislative constituency in French Polynesia. It is represented by Mereana Reid Arbelot of Tavini Huiraatira.
It was created in the 2010 redistricting of French legislative constituencies, which came into application for the June 2012 legislative election. It consists of the communes of Faaa and Punaauia in Tahiti, and all communes in the Leeward Islands (Bora-Bora, Huahine, Maupiti, Tahaa, Taputapuatea, Tumaraa, Uturoa).

## Deputies

When the constituency was first contested during the 2012 elections, Jean-Paul Tuaiva, a business executive, was elected. He was supported by Tapura huiraatira, a right-of-centre and anti-independence party. He prevailed in the second round during a close contest, opposing him to Tauhiti Nena, a Cabinet Minister in the Temaru government.
In 2017, Tuaiva was embroiled in a misappropriation of public funds case and did not run for reelection. The election was a three-way race between Patrick Howell, supported by Tuaiva and a minister in the Fritch administration, Moetai Brotherson, a left-wing independentist and the step-son of Oscar Temaru, and Vincent Dubois, a former senator and a right-wing autonomist. The latter was eliminated in the first round and Brotherson prevailed in the second round in a somewhat less close race than that of 2012.
In 2022, Brotherson was reelected with a comfortable margin against his main opponent from Tapura, Tuterai Tumahai, a doctor. In 2023, following the victory of Tavini Huiraatira, Brotherson's party, during the legislative election, Moetai Brotherson was elected President of French Polynesia. Therefore, he resigned as deputy and was replaced by his substitute, Mereana Reid Arbelot.
| Election | Member | Party |
| 2012 | Jean-Paul Tuaiva | Tapura |
| 2017 | Moetai Brotherson | Tavini |
| 2022 | Moetai Brotherson | Tavini |
| 2023 | Mereana Reid Arbelot | Tavini |

## Election Results
### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: French Polynesia's 3rd constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Tavini Huiraatira (NUPÉS) | Moetai Brotherson | 9,761 | 34.26 | +4.15 |
| | Tapura Huiraatira (Ensemble) | Tuterai Tumehai | 9,128 | 32.04 | -1.36 |
| | A here | Nuihau Laurey | 4,140 | 14.53 | N/A |
| | Amuitahira'a o te Nuna'a Maohi (UDC) | Sylviane Terooatea | 3,987 | 13.99 | −13.58 |
| | DVE | Jules Hauata | 586 | 2.06 | N/A |
| | Others | N/A | 889 | 3.13 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,491 | 43.33 | −0.22 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | Tavini Huiraatira (NUPÉS) | Moetai Brotherson | 21,937 | 61.32 | +8.82 |
| | Tapura Huiraatira (Ensemble) | Tuterai Tumehai | 13,837 | 38.68 | −8.82 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,774 | 54.62 | +3.87 |
| | Tavini Huiraatira hold | Tavini Huiraatira hold | Tavini Huiraatira hold | Tavini Huiraatira hold | Tavini Huiraatira hold |

### 2017

| Candidate | Candidate | Label | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Label | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Patrick Howell | Tapura | 9,195 | 33.40 | 15,020 | 47.50 |
| | Moetai Brotherson | Tavini | 8,291 | 30.11 | 16,603 | 52.50 |
| | Vincent Dubois | Tahoera'a | 7,592 | 27.57 | | |
| | Albert Roi | DVG | 1,008 | 3.66 | | |
| | Astride Mara | FI | 513 | 1.86 | | |
| | Teiva Lanteires | FN | 333 | 1.21 | | |
| | Corinne Atger | DIV | 308 | 1.12 | | |
| | Dominique Tixier | DIV | 293 | 1.06 | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | 27,533 | 100.00 | 31,623 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 27,533 | 97.54 | 31,623 | 96.71 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 430 | 1.52 | 616 | 1.88 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 264 | 0.94 | 459 | 1.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,227 | 43.55 | 32,698 | 50.75 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 36,587 | 56.45 | 31,727 | 49.25 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 64,814 | | 64,425 | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||

### 2012

2012 legislative election in Polynesie-Francaise's 3rd constituency :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Tauhiti Nena | DVG | 8,545 | 30.52% | 15,699 | 49.76% |
| | Jean-Paul Tuaiva | DVD | 6,692 | 23.90% | 15,851 | 50.24% |
| | Gaston Tong Sang | UMP | 4,604 | 16.45% | | |
| | Teva Rohfritsch | PR | 2,793 | 9.98% | | |
| | Jean-Christophe Bouissou | DVD | 1,762 | 6.29% | | |
| | John Tefan | DVD | 878 | 3.14% | | |
| | Nicolas Bertholon | DVD | 637 | 2.28% | | |
| | Taimana Ellacott | ?? | 595 | 2.13% | | |
| | Gaston Tetuanui | ?? | 379 | 1.35% | | |
| | Angèle Teriitau | EELV | 346 | 1.24% | | |
| | Eric Minardi | FN | 327 | 1.17% | | |
| | Monil Tetuanui | DVG | 206 | 0.74% | | |
| | Daniel Tuahu | DVD | 113 | 0.40% | | |
| | René Hoffer | ?? | 108 | 0.39% | | |
| | Teriiorai Oopa | DVD | 10 | 0.04% | | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 27,995 | 98.23% | 31,550 | 96.35% |
| Spoilt and null votes | Spoilt and null votes | Spoilt and null votes | 503 | 1.77% | 1,195 | 3.65% |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 28,498 | 47.34% | 32,745 | 54.90% |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 31,696 | 52.66% | 26,900 | 45.10% |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 60,194 | 100.00% | 59,645 | 100.00% |