The Vanuatu National Development Party (VNDP) is a political party in Vanuatu.
Vanuatu National Development Party | |
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| Leader | Christophe Emelee |
| Founded | July 2014 |
| Parliament | 1 / 52 |
History edit
The VNDP was formed by Christophe Emelee (an MP for the Vanuatu National Party) and Robert Bohn (leader of the Vanuatu Peoples Development Party) in 2014.[1]
In the 2016 elections the party fielded thirteen candidates,[2] winning two seats; Emelee in Torres and Jack Wona in Banks.[3] In 2018, following a reshuffle in Charlot Salwai's cabinet, the party managed to enter the government with Christophe Emelee being appointed Minister for Public Utilities.[4] In the 2020 election the party retained only Emelee's seat and remained in the opposition of Bob Loughman's government.[5] Following the 2022 election the VNDP rose back to 2 seats and Christophe Emelee was appointed Minister of Internal Affairs in Ishmael Kalsakau's cabinet.[6]
Election results edit
Parliament edit
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Status |
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| 2016 | Christophe Emelee | 4,942 | 4.37 (#7) | 2 / 52
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New | Opposition |
| 2020 | 2,102 | 1.46 (#15) | 1 / 52
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Coalition | |
| 2022 | 1,624 | 1.23 (#13) | 2 / 52
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Coalition |
References edit
- ^ Vanuatu political party leaders team up Radio New Zealand, 8 July 2014
- ^ Final candidate list for the 2016 General Election Vanuatu Daily, 11 January 2016
- ^ Unofficial results Vanuatu Daily Post, 25 January 2016
- ^ Willie, Royson. "VP out, LPV in". Daily Post. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ Vanuatu's new PM appoints his new Cabinet Radio New Zealand, 21 April 2020
- ^ Manassah, Kiery (11 November 2022). "Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau's opportunity to write his own story". DevPolicy Blog. Retrieved 11 December 2022.