Melanesian Alliance Party
Melanesian Alliance Party | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Joseph Yopyyopy |
| President | James Chamilou |
| General Secretary | Mek Onguglo [1] |
| Founder | John Momis and John Kaputin |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| National Parliament | 1 / 118 |
The Melanesian Alliance Party is a political party in Papua New Guinea.
The party was co-founded by John Momis and John Kaputin in the late 1970s.[2]
The party formed an association with the National Alliance Party prior to the 1997 general election, but relaunched as a separate party in February 2002 with three founding National Alliance members: Bernard Narokobi, Sir Moi Avei, and Dame Carol Kidu.[3][4][5] Narokobi resumed the leadership, but lost his seat at the 2002 election.[6]
It returned three MPs at the 2002 election: Sir Moi Avei (Kairuku-Hiri Open), Anderson Vele (Rigo Open) and Dame Carol Kidu (Moresby South Open).[7] Avei assumed the leadership; however, he was replaced by Kidu in May 2007 after a leadership tribunal recommended Avei's dismissal from office.[8] She was the sole MP returned for the party at the 2007 election.[9] She retired at the 2012 election.[10][11]
Kidu was succeeded as leader by Sam Akoitai for the 2012 election campaign; however, the party won no seats at the election. A subsequent offer from party secretary Nick Klapat for an independent MP to take the party leadership was not taken up.[12][13]
The party is registered to contest the 2017 election.[14] Wosera-Gaui MP Joseph Yopyyopy, formerly of the United Resources Party, was named party leader for the election.[1]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b "REGISTRY OF POLITICAL PARTIES" (PDF). Integrity of Political Parties and Candidates Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ Lal, Brij V.; Fortune, Kate (January 2000). "John Momis biography". The Pacific Islands: an encyclopedia. ISBN 9780824822651. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
- ^ "Speaker may be replaced today". PNG Post Courier. 10 December 2001.
- ^ "Papua New Guinea - Melanesian Alliance launches comeback". The National. 7 February 2002.
- ^ "Sir Michael surprised at move". PNG Post-Courier. 11 February 2002.
- ^ "Papua New Guinea "father of parliament", speaker lose seats". The National. 9 July 2002.
- ^ "NATIONAL ELECTION 2002". PNG Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 14 October 2002. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Kidu to head party". PNG Post Courier. 14 May 2007.
- ^ "Dame Carol wants to continue work". PNG Post Courier. 6 August 2007.
- ^ "Kidu defends move to Opps". PNG Post Courier. 6 February 2012.
- ^ "PNG farewells a great dame". Sydney Morning Herald. 16 May 2012.
- ^ "MA party invites members". PNG Post Courier. 9 August 2012.
- ^ "MA leader lashes out". PNG Post Courier. 2 April 2012.
- ^ "Total number of parties 34: Gelu". The National. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
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