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New Caledonia's 2nd constituency
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The 2nd constituency of New Caledonia is a French legislative constituency in New Caledonia.
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2nd constituency of New Caledonia | |
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![]() National Assembly of France | |
![]() The constituency in New Caledonia | |
Deputy | |
Department | New Caledonia |
Cantons | North Province and a majority of South Province |
Registered voters | 128,596 |
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The second constituency was created in a redistricting in 1978. Between 1978 and a new redistricting in 1986, the second constituency represented the ethnically diverse western shore of the main island, but its main population centre was Nouméa, a largely French-populated loyalist stronghold. Since 1986, the constituency is composed of the so-called brousse - that is, the rural parts of the main island which are mostly Kanak but also the more populous French-populated suburbs of Nouméa.