Vanuatu National Development Party | |
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| Leader | Christophe Emelee |
| Founded | July 2014 |
| Parliament | 1 / 52 |
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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 |
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The Vanuatu National Development Party (VNDP) is a political party in Vanuatu.
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 | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Status |
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| 2016 | Christophe Emelee | 4,942 | 4.37 (#7) | 2 / 52 | New | Opposition |
| 2020 | 2,102 | 1.46 (#15) | 1 / 52 |  1 | Coalition | |
| 2022 | 1,624 | 1.23 (#13) | 2 / 52 |  1 | Coalition | |
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