Rural Development Party

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Rural Development Party
Founder Moses Maladina
Founded2006
Dissolved2015
Ideology Agrarianism

The Rural Development Party was a political party in Papua New Guinea.

It was founded in November 2006 by Esa’ala MP Moses Maladina, who became the party's first leader. [1] [2] In May 2007, media reports suggested that some members were unhappy with a perceived lack of party financial support for their campaigns. [3]

It was reported to have won three out of 109 seats at the 2007 general elections: Maladina, Alphonse Moroi (Central Provincial) and Benjamin Philip (Mariyama Open). [4] [5] [6] A fourth, Manus Provincial MP Michael Sapau, had been reported as a party candidate during the campaign, but denied any association upon his election and claimed to be an independent. [7] The party initially supported the government of Michael Somare, with Maladina being promoted to the Ministry as Minister of State for Constitutional Affairs in July 2010; the party then had a position in the Peter O'Neill government from August 2011. [8] [9]

Moroi had joined the National Alliance Party by late 2008. [10] By the 2012 election, Maladina and Philip had defected to the governing People's National Congress, and Maladina was serving as Leader of Government Business. In April 2012, Speaker Jeffrey Nape - formerly of the Triumph Heritage Empowerment Party - was appointed as the new Rural Development Party leader for the election. [11] [12]

The party won no seats at the 2012 election and was deregistered in 2015. [13] [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Maladina eyes top post, forms own party". 7 November 2006.
  2. ↑ "Maladina to lead Rural Development party". PNG Post Courier. 2 February 2007.
  3. ↑ "Party members cry foul over treatment". PNG Post Courier. 30 May 2007.
  4. ↑ "NATIONAL ELECTION 2007". Papua New Guinea Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 23 August 2007. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "Recruiting drive". PNG Post Courier. 26 July 2007.
  6. ↑ "Rural Development Party secures Menyamya seat". PNG Post Courier. 27 July 2007.
  7. ↑ "Sapau pledges support for NA". PNG Post Courier. 24 July 2007.
  8. ↑ "PM says govt is intact". PNG Post Courier. 29 July 2009.
  9. ↑ Lansford, Tom (24 March 2015). Political Handbook of the World 2015. CQ Press. ISBN   9781483371559.
  10. ↑ "NA southern batch to host dinner". PNG Post Courier. 4 November 2008.
  11. ↑ "Weekend of surprises". PNG Post Courier. 24 July 2012.
  12. ↑ "Hon. Benjamin Philip, MP". National Parliament of Papua New Guinea. Archived from the original on 24 March 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  13. ↑ "NATIONAL PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS 2012". PNG Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  14. ↑ "Political parties cancelled". PNG Post Courier. 20 August 2015.
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