The Labour Party is a New Caledonian

New Caledonian

New Caledonian may refer to:* Something of, from, or related to New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France, located in the region of Melanesia in the southwest Pacific...

 political party established on 18 November 2007. It is radically pro-independence and backed by the trade union

Trade union

A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...

 Union of Kanak Workers and the Exploited (Union syndicale des travailleurs kanaks et des exploités, USTKE). It is considered close to the French alterglobalization movement led by José Bové

José Bové

Joseph Bové is a French farmer and syndicalist, member of the alter-globalization movement, and spokesman for Via Campesina. He was one of the twelve official candidates in the 2007 French presidential election...

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Elections

The PT supported two candidates in the French legislative election, 2007

French legislative election, 2007

The French legislative elections took place on 10 June and 17 June 2007 to elect the 13th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic, a few weeks after the French presidential election run-off on 6 May. 7,639 candidates stood for 577 seats, including France's overseas possessions...

. Louis Kotra Uregei

Louis Kotra Uregei

Louis Kotra Uregei is a New Caledonian syndicalist and politician. He is a member of the Labour Party, and is a Kanak who supports independence from France.-References:...

 obtained 5.45% in New Caledonia's 1st constituency

New Caledonia's 1st constituency

The 1st constituency of New Caledonia is a French legislative constituency in New Caledonia.Between 1958 and 1962, the constituency represented the entirety of the New Hebrides condominium and the constituency represented the entirety of New Caledonia until a redistricting in 1978 created the 2nd...

 and François-Xavier Apock obtained 6.20% in New Caledonia's 2nd constituency

New Caledonia's 2nd constituency

The 2nd constituency of New Caledonia is a French legislative constituency in New Caledonia.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...

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In the latest legislative election

New Caledonian legislative election, 2009

Parliamentary elections were held in New Caledonia on 10 May 2009. Voters in New Caledonia chose 76 candidates for the French territory's three provincial assemblies. Fifty-four of these 76 members were also to become members of the Congress of New Caledonia...

 of May 10, 2009, it won 7.97% of the vote and 3 seats in the Congress of New Caledonia. It won 11.97% in the North Province

North Province, New Caledonia

The North Province is one of three administrative subdivisions in New Caledonia. It corresponds to the northern and northeastern portion of the New Caledonian mainland.The provincial government seat is at Koné....

 and 20.06% in the Loyalty Islands

Loyalty Islands

The Loyalty Islands are an archipelago in the Pacific. They are part of the French territory of New Caledonia, whose mainland is away. They form the Loyalty Islands Province , one of the three provinces of New Caledonia...

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