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Political party in Papua New Guinea
The Papua New Guinea Labour Party was a
political party in
Papua New Guinea .
It was launched in 2001 by the PNG Trade Union Congress, with Andrew Kandakasi as party president.
[1]
[2] In February 2002,
Australian Labor Party president
Greg Sword visited
Port Moresby to support the party.
[3] PNGTUC secretary-general John Paska became the party leader for the
2002 election .
[4] Paska was unsuccessful, but Dr
Bob Danaya was elected in Western Provincial. Danaya then supported
Michael Somare for Prime Minister.
[5]
[6]
Danaya was re-elected as the party's sole MP in the
2007 election .
[7] Danaya lost his seat to
Ati Wobiro in the
2012 election .
[8]
The party did not contest the 2017 election and as of 2018 was no longer registered.
[9]
References
^ "Reining In PNG's 'yo-yo' Politicians". Canberra Times . 19 June 2001.
^ "Nomination fee challenged". PNG Post-Courier . 14 December 2001.
^ "Leading unionist on visit". PNG Post Courier . 25 February 2002.
^ "Goilalas 'victimised' ". PNG Post-Courier . 2 May 2002.
^ "Paska has no regrets". PNG Post Courier . 2 July 2002.
^ "Numbers backing Somare for PNG premier said swelling". The National . 30 July 2002.
^ "Somare s courtship a waste of time, says party bosses". PNG Post Courier . 7 August 2007.
^
"National Parliamentary Elections 2012" . PNG Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 27 July 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2017 . {{
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^
"Political Parties of Papua New Guinea Registry Information 2018" (PDF) . Registry of Political Parties . 14 September 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2019 .
Parliamentary Extra-Parliamentary
Bougainville Former parties
1 Confirmation of party membership not received by the Registrar (2 September 2019)