# 1957 French Polynesian legislative election

Legislative elections were held in French Polynesia on 3 November 1957 for the Territorial Assembly. The result was a victory for the ruling Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People (RDPT) led by Pouvanaa a Oopa, which won 17 of the 30 seats.

## Results

| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People | 10,077 | 45.64 | 17 |
| | Tahitian Union | 6,475 | 29.33 | 9 |
| | Rally of Oceanic People | 1,363 | 6.17 | 0 |
| | Cultivators of Tuamotu-Gambier | 647 | 2.93 | 1 |
| | Independents of Social Action | 593 | 2.69 | 1 |
| | France Tahiti | 376 | 1.70 | 0 |
| | Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance | 372 | 1.68 | 1 |
| | Peasants' Rally | 103 | 0.47 | 0 |
| | Way of Tuamotu | 95 | 0.43 | 0 |
| | Rally of Marquesian People | 63 | 0.29 | 0 |
| | Producers of the Australs | 49 | 0.22 | 0 |
| | Marquesian Independents | 16 | 0.07 | 0 |
| | Independents | 1,849 | 8.37 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 22,078 | 100.00 | 30 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 22,078 | 99.56 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 98 | 0.44 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 22,176 | 100.00 | |
| Source: Assembly of French Polynesia |||||

### Elected members

| Constituency | Member | Party |
| Austral Islands | Matani Mooroa | Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People |
| Austral Islands | Mauri Tahuhuterani | Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People |
| Leeward Islands | Edwin Atger | Independents of Social Action |
| Leeward Islands | Jean-Baptiste Céran-Jérusalémy | Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People |
| Leeward Islands | Gaston Deane | Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People |
| Leeward Islands | Pierre Hunter | Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People |
| Leeward Islands | Tautu Oopa | Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People |
| Leeward Islands | Marcel Tixier | Tahitian Union |
| Marquesas Islands | Henri Frébault | Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People |
| Marquesas Islands | William Grelet | Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance |
| Tuamotu and Gambier Islands | Ropa Colombel | Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People |
| Tuamotu and Gambier Islands | Jean Florisson | Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People |
| Tuamotu and Gambier Islands | Calixte Jouette | Tahitian Union |
| Tuamotu and Gambier Islands | André Porlier | Cultivators of Tuamotu-Gambier |
| Windward Islands | Rudy Bambridge | Tahitian Union |
| Windward Islands | Gérald Coppenrath | Tahitian Union |
| Windward Islands | Jacques Drollet | Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People |
| Windward Islands | Benjamin Céran-Jérusalémy | Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People |
| Windward Islands | Paul Bouzer | Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People |
| Windward Islands | Raymond Hopuare | Tahitian Union |
| Windward Islands | René Raphael Lagarde | Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People |
| Windward Islands | Georges Leboucher | Tahitian Union |
| Windward Islands | Benjamin Lehartel | Tahitian Union |
| Windward Islands | Charles Lehartel | Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People |
| Windward Islands | Pouvanaa a Oopa | Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People |
| Windward Islands | Alfred Poroi | Tahitian Union |
| Windward Islands | Nedo Salmon | Tahitian Union |
| Windward Islands | Jacques Tauraa | Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People |
| Windward Islands | John Teariki | Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People |
| Windward Islands | Frantz Vanizette | Independent |
| Source: Assembly of French Polynesia |||

## Aftermath

Following the elections, Jean-Baptiste Céran-Jérusalémy was elected President of the Assembly on 10 December. A new government was formed later in the month, including Walter Grand who had lost heavily in the Windward Islands constituency running on the France Tahiti list.
| Post | Minister |
| Leader of the Government | Pouvanaa a Oopa |
| Minister of the Interior | Pouvanaa a Oopa |
| Minister of Economic Affairs | Jacques Tauraa |
| Minister of Education | Walter Grand |
| Minister of Finance | Henri Bodin |
| Minister of Health | René Raphael Lagarde |
| Minister of Public Works | Pierre Hunter |
| Source: Pacific Islands Monthly ||
However, following protests about an income tax law, the government was sacked by Governor Camille Victor Bailly in April 1958. Bailly subsequently appointed a new government led by Alfred Poroi.
Following the death of Tautu Oopa in 1961, his wife Céline won a by-election on 8 October 1961, becoming the first woman to sit in the Assembly.