PNG Labour Party

The Papua New Guinea Labour Party was a political party in Papua New Guinea.

PNG Labour Party
Founded	2001
Dissolved	2012 (est.)
Ideology	Social Democracy
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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

1. "Reining In PNG's 'yo-yo' Politicians". Canberra Times. 19 June 2001.
2. "Nomination fee challenged". PNG Post-Courier. 14 December 2001.
3. "Leading unionist on visit". PNG Post Courier. 25 February 2002.
4. "Goilalas 'victimised'". PNG Post-Courier. 2 May 2002.
5. "Paska has no regrets". PNG Post Courier. 2 July 2002.
6. "Numbers backing Somare for PNG premier said swelling". The National. 30 July 2002.
7. "Somare s courtship a waste of time, says party bosses". PNG Post Courier. 7 August 2007.
8. "National Parliamentary Elections 2012". PNG Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 27 July 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
9. "Political Parties of Papua New Guinea Registry Information 2018" (PDF). Registry of Political Parties. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2019.