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Natatok
The Natatok Indigenous People's Democratic Party (NIPDP; sometimes simplified to the Natatok Party) is a political party in Vanuatu. History The NIPDP was founded in July 2011 as a re-establishment of a party that contested the 1979 elections.Tom Lansford (2015) ''Political Handbook of the World 2015'', CQ Press In the 2012 elections the party nominated six candidates, winning two of the 52 seats in Parliament; Alfred Rollen Carlot in Efate and Jonas James in Paama. The party was given a ministerial post in the government formed by Moana Carcasses Kalosil in March 2013. In the 2016 elections the party fielded ten candidates, but was reduced to a single seat, Alickson Vira winning in Ambae Ambae Island, also known as Aoba, Omba, Oba, or Opa and formerly Lepers’ Island, is an island in the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, located near , approximately north-northwest of Vanuatu's capital city, Port Vila. History First .... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 New Hebrides General Election
General elections were held in the New Hebrides on 14 November 1979, the last before independence the following year. The result was a victory for the Vanua'aku Pati, which won 25 of the 39 seats, with its partner party Natui Tanno winning one. Voter turnout was 90.3%.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II'', p839 Background Prior to the elections, the New Hebrides Federal Party was formed by former members of Tanunion and Natatok, as well as members of Nagriamel. Electoral system The 39 members of the legislature were elected from 15 constituencies. Results Aftermath After it was announced that the Vanua'aku Pati had also won a majority on the regional assembly election of Espiritu Santo were announced, supporters of Nagriamel and Tabwemasana took to the streets with weapons to tell immigrants to leave the island. Almost 360 people took sanctuary in the Anglican church compound and around 350–500 people f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |