New Hebrides general election, 1975

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General elections were held for the first time in the New Hebrides on 10 November 1975.^[1] The result was a victory for the New Hebrides National Party, which won 17 seats in the new Representative Assembly.^[1]

Background

The elections were held following a 1974 agreement between France and the United Kingdom on the territory's future. The agreement provided for the replacement of the Advisory Council with an assembly with increased powers and elected by universal suffrage.^[2] The election date in November was agreed on 11 July 1975.^[3]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
New Hebrides National Party	27,981	54.2	17
Union Community	15,373	29.8	10
Nagriamel	6,299	12.2	2
Fren Melanesian Party	457	0.9	0
Independents	1,530	3.0	0
Total	51,640	100	29
Source: Van Trease^[4]

References

1 2 Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p834 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
↑ "Anglo-French agreement on New Hebrides" The Times, 6 November 1974, p5, issue 59237
↑ "News in Brief" The Times, 12 July 1975, p6 issue 59446
↑ Van Trease, Howard (9 August 2006). "The Operation of the single non-transferable vote system in Vanuatu". Commonwealth & Comparative Politics. 43 (3): 296–332. doi:10.1080/14662040500304833.

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