Melanesian Alliance Party | |
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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]
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