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{{short description|Constituency of the French Fifth Republic}}
{{Infobox French constituency
| name         = 3rd constituency of [[French Polynesia]]
| image        = Circonscription polynesie 3.svg
| caption      = Location in French Polynesia
| member-type  = Deputy
| member       = [[Mereana Reid Arbelot]]
| member-party = [[Tavini Huiraatira]]
| department   = [[French Polynesia]] ([[overseas collectivity]])
| canton       = '''[[Windward Islands (Society Islands)|Windward Islands]]''': [[Communes of France|communes]] of [[Faaa]] and [[Punaauia]]<br>'''[[Leeward Islands (Society Islands)|Leeward Islands]]'''
}}

'''French Polynesia's third constituency''' is a French legislative [[Constituency (France)|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|2010 redistricting of French legislative constituencies]], which came into application for the [[2012 French legislative election|June 2012 legislative election]]. It consists of the [[Communes of France|communes]] of [[Faaa]] and [[Punaauia]] in [[Tahiti]], and all communes in the [[Leeward Islands (Society Islands)|Leeward Islands]] ([[Bora-Bora (commune)|Bora-Bora]], [[Huahine]], [[Maupiti (commune)|Maupiti]], [[Tahaa]], [[Taputapuatea]], [[Tumaraa]], [[Uturoa]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/codes/article_lc/LEGIARTI000023260810 |title=Tableau des circonscriptions électorales de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et des collectivités d'outre-mer régies par l'article 74 de la Constitution |trans-title=Table of electoral constituencies of New Caledonia and of the overseas collectivities governed by article 74 of the Constitution |language=fr |publisher=[[Légifrance]]}}</ref>

==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 [[2023 French Polynesian legislative election|legislative election]], Moetai Brotherson was elected [[President of French Polynesia]]. Therefore, he resigned as deputy and was replaced by his substitute, Mereana Reid Arbelot.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party
|-
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Tapura Huiraatira}}" |
| [[2012 French legislative election|2012]]
| [[Jean-Paul Tuaiva]]
| [[Tapura Huiraatira|Tapura]]
|-
| rowspan="3" style="background-color: {{party color|Tavini Huiraatira}}" |
| [[2017 French legislative election|2017]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Moetai Brotherson]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Tavini Huiraatira|Tavini]]
|-
|[[2022 French legislative election|2022]]
|-
| ''2023''
| [[Mereana Reid Arbelot]]
|}

==Election Results==
===2022===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2022 French legislative election|Legislative Election 2022]]: French Polynesia's 3rd constituency}}
 {{Election box winning candidate for alliance||party=Tavini Huiraatira|side=Nouvelle Union Populaire écologiste et sociale|candidate=[[Moetai Brotherson]]|votes=9,761|percentage=34.26|change=+4.15}}{{Election box winning candidate for alliance||party=Tapura Huiraatira|side=Ensemble Citoyens|candidate=Tuterai Tumehai|votes=9,128|percentage=32.04|change=-1.36}}
 {{Election box candidate with party link|party=A here ia Porinetia|candidate=[[Nuihau Laurey]]|votes=4,140|percentage=14.53|change=N/A|}}{{Election box candidate for alliance||party=Amuitahira'a o te Nuna'a Maohi|side=Union of the Right and Centre|candidate=Sylviane Terooatea|votes=3,987|percentage=13.99|change=-13.58}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Miscellaneous Green|candidate=Jules Hauata|votes=586|percentage=2.06|change=N/A|}}
|-
| colspan="8" bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
|-
 {{Election box candidate||party=Others|candidate=''N/A''|votes=889|percentage=3.13|change=}}
 {{Election box turnout|votes=28,491|percentage=43.33|change=-0.22|}}
{{Election box 2nd round}}
 {{Election box winning candidate for alliance||party=Tavini Huiraatira|side=Nouvelle Union Populaire écologiste et sociale|candidate=[[Moetai Brotherson]]|votes=21,937|percentage=61.32|change=+8.82}}
 {{Election box candidate for alliance||party=Tapura Huiraatira|side=Ensemble Citoyens|candidate=Tuterai Tumehai|votes=13,837|percentage=38.68|change=-8.82}}
 {{Election box turnout|votes=35,774|percentage=54.62|change=+3.87|}}
 {{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Tavini Huiraatira}}
 {{Election box end}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Résultats des élections législatives 2022 en Polynésie française |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/resultats-elections/outre-mer/polynesie-francaise/ |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=Le Monde.fr |language=fr-FR}}</ref>

===2017===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;font-size:95%;"
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Candidate
! rowspan="2" |Label
! colspan="2" |First round
! colspan="2" |Second round
|-
! style="width:50px;" |Votes
! style="width:45px;" |%
! style="width:50px;" |Votes
! style="width:45px;" |%
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Tapura Huiraatira}};" |
| style="text-align:left;" |Patrick Howell
|[[Tapura Huiraatira|Tapura]]
|{{formatnum:9195}}
|33.40
|{{formatnum:15020}}
|47.50
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Tavini Huiraatira}};" |
| style="text-align:left;" |'''[[Moetai Brotherson]]'''
|[[Tavini Huiraatira|Tavini]]
|{{formatnum:8291}}
|30.11
|'''{{formatnum:16603}}'''
|'''52.50'''
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Tahoera'a Huiraatira}};" |
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Vincent Dubois]]
|[[Tahoera'a Huiraatira|Tahoera'a]]
|{{formatnum:7592}}
|27.57
| colspan="2" rowspan="6" style="background:#E9E9E9;" |
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Miscellaneous left}};" |
| style="text-align:left;" |Albert Roi
|[[Miscellaneous left|DVG]]
|{{formatnum:1008}}
|3.66
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|La France Insoumise}};" |
| style="text-align:left;" |Astride Mara
|[[La France Insoumise|FI]]
|{{formatnum:513}}
|1.86
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|National Front (France)}};" |
| style="text-align:left;" |Teiva Lanteires
|[[National Front (France)|FN]]
|{{formatnum:333}}
|1.21
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Miscellaneous}};" |
| style="text-align:left;" |Corinne Atger
|[[Sans étiquette|DIV]]
|{{formatnum:308}}
|1.12
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Miscellaneous}};" |
| style="text-align:left;" |Dominique Tixier
|[[Sans étiquette|DIV]]
|{{formatnum:293}}
|1.06
|-
| colspan="7" style="background:#E9E9E9;" |
|- style="font-weight:bold;"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" |Votes
|{{formatnum:27533}}
|100.00
|{{formatnum:31623}}
|100.00
|-
| colspan="7" style="background:#E9E9E9;" |
|-
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" |Valid votes
|{{formatnum:27533}}
|97.54
|{{formatnum:31623}}
|96.71
|-
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" |Blank votes
|{{formatnum:430}}
|1.52
|{{formatnum:616}}
|1.88
|-
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" |Null votes
|{{formatnum:264}}
|0.94
|{{formatnum:459}}
|1.40
|-
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" |Turnout
|{{formatnum:28227}}
|43.55
|{{formatnum:32698}}
|50.75
|-
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" |Abstentions
|{{formatnum:36587}}
|56.45
|{{formatnum:31727}}
|49.25
|-
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" |Registered voters
|{{formatnum:64814}}
| style="background:#E9E9E9;" |
|{{formatnum:64425}}
| style="background:#E9E9E9;" |
|-
| colspan="7" style="background:#E9E9E9;" |
|-
| colspan="7" style="text-align:left;" |Source: [https://www.interieur.gouv.fr/Elections/Les-resultats/Legislatives/elecresult__legislatives-2017/(path)/legislatives-2017/987/98703.html Ministry of the Interior]
|}

===2012===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;font-size:95%;"
|+ [[2012 French legislative election|2012 legislative election]] in Polynesie-Francaise's 3rd constituency
|-
!rowspan=2 colspan=2|Candidate
!rowspan=2 colspan=1|Party
!colspan=2|First round
!colspan=2|Second round
|-
!style="width:50px;"|Votes
!style="width:55px;"|%
!style="width:50px;"|Votes
!style="width:55px;"|%
|-
|style="color:inherit;background-color:{{party color|Miscellaneous left}};"|
|[[Tauhiti Nena]]
|[[Miscellaneous left|DVG]]
|{{formatnum:8545}}
|30.52%
|{{formatnum:15699}}
|49.76%
|-
|style="color:inherit;background-color:{{party color|Miscellaneous right}};"|
|'''[[Jean-Paul Tuaiva]]'''
|[[Miscellaneous right|DVD]]
|{{formatnum:6692}}
|23.90%
|'''{{formatnum:15851}}'''
|'''50.24%'''
|-
|style="color:inherit;background-color:{{party color|Union for a Popular Movement}};"|
|[[Gaston Tong Sang]]
|[[Union for a Popular Movement|UMP]]
|{{formatnum:4604}}
|16.45%
|colspan=7 rowspan=13 style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"|
|-
|style="color:inherit;background-color:{{party color|Radical Party (France)}};"|
|[[Teva Rohfritsch]]
|[[Radical Party (France)|PR]]
|{{formatnum:2793}}
|9.98%
|-
|style="color:inherit;background-color:{{party color|Miscellaneous right}};"|
|[[Jean-Christophe Bouissou]]
|[[Miscellaneous right|DVD]]
|{{formatnum:1762}}
|6.29%
|-
|style="color:inherit;background-color:{{party color|Miscellaneous right}};"|
|John Tefan
|[[Miscellaneous right|DVD]]
|{{formatnum:878}}
|3.14%
|-
|style="color:inherit;background-color:{{party color|Miscellaneous right}};"|
|[[Nicolas Bertholon]]
|[[Miscellaneous right|DVD]]
|{{formatnum:637}}
|2.28%
|-
|style="background-color:;"|
|Taimana Ellacott
|??
|{{formatnum:595}}
|2.13%
|-
|style="background-color:;"|
|Gaston Tetuanui
|??
|{{formatnum:379}}
|1.35%
|-
|style="color:inherit;background-color:{{party color|Europe Ecology – The Greens}};"|
|Angèle Teriitau
|[[Europe Ecology – The Greens|EELV]]
|{{formatnum:346}}
|1.24%
|-
|style="color:inherit;background-color:{{party color|National Front (France)}};"|
|Eric Minardi
|[[National Front (France)|FN]]
|{{formatnum:327}}
|1.17%
|-
|style="color:inherit;background-color:{{party color|Miscellaneous left}};"|
|Monil Tetuanui
|[[Miscellaneous left|DVG]]
|{{formatnum:206}}
|0.74%
|-
|style="color:inherit;background-color:{{party color|Miscellaneous right}};"|
|Daniel Tuahu
|[[Miscellaneous right|DVD]]
|{{formatnum:113}}
|0.40%
|-
|style="background-color:;"|
|René Hoffer
|??
|{{formatnum:108}}
|0.39%
|-
|style="color:inherit;background-color:{{party color|Miscellaneous right}};"|
|Teriiorai Oopa
|[[Miscellaneous right|DVD]]
|{{formatnum:10}}
|0.04%
|-
|colspan=7 style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"|
|-
|colspan=3|Valid votes
|{{formatnum:27995}}
|98.23%
|{{formatnum:31550}}
|96.35%
|-
|colspan=3|Spoilt and null votes
|{{formatnum:503}}
|1.77%
|{{formatnum:1195}}
|3.65%
|-
|colspan=3|Votes cast / turnout
|{{formatnum:28498}}
|47.34%
|{{formatnum:32745}}
|54.90%
|-
|colspan=3|Abstentions
|{{formatnum:31696}}
|52.66%
|{{formatnum:26900}}
|45.10%
|-
|colspan=3|Registered voters
|{{formatnum:60194}}
|100.00%
|{{formatnum:59645}}
|100.00%
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{French National Assembly constituencies}}

[[Category:Legislative constituencies of French Polynesia|3]]