Caledonia Together

{{Short description|Political party in New Caledonia}}

{{Infobox political party

| name = Caledonia Together

| native_name = Calédonie ensemble

| native_name_lang = fr

| abbreviation =

| logo = Caledonia Together logo.png

| logo_size =

| colorcode = #5DBEE8

| leader = Philippe Gomès

| spokesperson =

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| leader1_name =

| leader2_title = General Secretary

| leader2_name = Philip Michael

| leader3_title = Vice Presidents

| leader3_name = Philippe Dunoyer
Gerard Poadja
Hélène Iekawé

| foundation = {{start date|2008|10|11|df=y}}

| dissolution =

| ideology = Anti-separatism
Liberalism
Liberal conservatism
Christian democracy
Environmentalism

| split =

| successor =

| headquarters = 2 bis, Boulevard Vauban - Centre Ville, 98800 Nouméa

| position = Centre to centre-right{{cite book|author1=Yvan Stefanovitch|date=2017|publisher=Éditions du Rocher|title=Le Sénat : Un paradis fiscal pour des parlementaires fantômes}}

| religion =

| international =

| national = Union of Democrats and Independents

| newspaper =

| colors = {{Color box|#00FFFF|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|#FF8800|border=darkgray}}

| slogan =

| seats1_title = Seats in the Congress

| seats1 = {{Composition bar|7|54|#00FFFF}}

| seats2_title = Seats in the South Province

| seats2 = {{Composition bar|8|40|#00FFFF}}

| seats3_title = Seats in the North Province

| seats3 = {{Composition bar|1|22|#00FFFF}}

| seats4_title = National Assembly

| flag =

| website = {{URL|www.caledonieensemble.nc}}

| country = New Caledonia

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Caledonia Together ({{langx|fr|Calédonie ensemble}}) is a political party in New Caledonia. The party was established on 14 October 2008 as a split from Future Together led by Philippe Gomès.{{cite book|author=Tom Lansford|title=Political Handbook of the World 2014|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iC_VBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA497|date=8 April 2014|publisher=SAGE Publications|isbn=978-1-4833-8626-3|page=497}} The party is centrist and opposed to independence.{{cite book|author=Duncan French|title=Statehood and Self-Determination: Reconciling Tradition and Modernity in International Law|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YYogAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA391|year=2013|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-1-107-31127-5|page=391}}{{cite book|author=Peter Stalker|title=A Guide to Countries of the World|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gvKvfxkbZ1AC&pg=PA228|year=2010|publisher=OUP Oxford|isbn=978-0-19-958072-9|page=228}}

Future Together, a centrist party founded in 2004, split in 2008.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} The split started in the 2007 legislative election, when Gomès ran in New Caledonia's 1st constituency although Didier Leroux was supposed to run. Though both ran, and both polled 14%, respectively third and fourth, leaving the RPCR candidate Gaël Yanno against the candidate of the nationalist Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLINKS), which Yanno easily defeated. Martin was also defeated running the New Caledonia's 2nd constituency. Poor results in the 2008 local elections, including the capital, Nouméa, precipitated an open split between Gomès on one side and Martin-Leroux on the other. In 2008, Gomès and 12 Future Together Congressmen and women (including Thémereau) formed Caledonia Together.

In the 2014 provincial elections, the party placed first, along with the other 2 anti-independence parties winning 29 of 54 seats in congress, 13 of which for Caledonia Together.{{Cite news |date=2014-05-11 |title=Independence supporters gain ground in New Caledonia election |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-05-12/an-new-caledonia-elections/5445380 |access-date=2024-02-19 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}{{Cite web |title=2014 Election results |url=http://www.nouvelle-caledonie.gouv.fr/site/content/download/15040/78120/file/PUBLICATION%20DES%20RESULTATS%20ELECTION%20DES%20MEMBRES%20DU%20CONGRES%20ET%20DES%20ASSEMBLEES%20DE%20PROVINCE%20DU%2011%20MAI%202014.pdf |access-date=2024-02-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520004250/http://www.nouvelle-caledonie.gouv.fr/site/content/download/15040/78120/file/PUBLICATION%20DES%20RESULTATS%20ELECTION%20DES%20MEMBRES%20DU%20CONGRES%20ET%20DES%20ASSEMBLEES%20DE%20PROVINCE%20DU%2011%20MAI%202014.pdf |archive-date=2014-05-20 }}