Vanuatu National Development Party

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Vanuatu National Development Party
LeaderChristophe Emelee
FoundedJuly 2014
Parliament
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The Vanuatu National Development Party (VNDP) is a political party in Vanuatu.

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
2016 Christophe Emelee 4,942 4.37 (#7)
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New Opposition
2020 2,102 1.46 (#15)
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Decrease 1 Coalition
2022 1,624 1.23 (#13)
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Increase 1 Coalition

References[edit]

  1. ^ Vanuatu political party leaders team up Radio New Zealand, 8 July 2014
  2. ^ Final candidate list for the 2016 General Election Vanuatu Daily, 11 January 2016
  3. ^ Unofficial results Vanuatu Daily Post, 25 January 2016
  4. ^ Willie, Royson. "VP out, LPV in". Daily Post. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  5. ^ Vanuatu's new PM appoints his new Cabinet Radio New Zealand, 21 April 2020
  6. ^ Manassah, Kiery (11 November 2022). "Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau's opportunity to write his own story". DevPolicy Blog. Retrieved 11 December 2022.