It is represented in the XVIth legislature by Mikaele Seo of Renaissance who defeated fellow centrist Etuato Mulikihaamea in the 2022 election.
[3] Two candidates stood for the left, including Laurianne Vergé for the Socialists.
[4] Seeking to retain the seat for the right, Napole Polutele stood as an independent endorsed by the Union for a Popular Movement.
[5] Two months later, having been elected to sit on the opposition benches (albeit officially as an independent), he joined the ranks of the Socialist-led majority.
He explained frankly that being a member of the majority would make it easier for him to lobby the government for funds and services for his constituents – who, he said, cared little for the left-right divide prevalent in metropolitan France.