Legislative elections were held in French Polynesia on 3 November 1957 for the Territorial Assembly.^[1] The result was a victory for the ruling Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People (RDPT) led by Pouvanaa a Oopa,^[2] which won 17 of the 30 seats.

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1957 French Polynesian legislative election

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All 30 seats in the Territorial Assembly 15 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader % Seats +/– RPDT Pouvanaa a Oopa 45.64 17 −1 Tahitian Union Alfred Poroi 29.33 9 New Cultivators 2.93 1 New Social Action 2.69 1 New UDSR 1.68 1 −4 Independents — 8.37 1 +1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

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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,^[1] including Walter Grand who had lost heavily in the Windward Islands constituency running on the France Tahiti list.^[3]

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.^[4]

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.^[5]