The Samoan National Development Party (SNDP) was a

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...

Samoa Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa; sm, Sāmoa, and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands (Manono Island, Manono an ...

, and the country's main opposition party between 1988 and 2003. The party was formed from a merger of the

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and

Samoa National Party The Samoa National Party was a political party in Samoa Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa; sm, Sāmoa, and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu); ...

in April 1988. At the 1991 election the party won 17 of 47 seats, and party leader Tupua Tamasese Efi lost his seat. They won 13 seats at the 1996 election. At the 2001 election the party won 23.5% of popular votes and 13 out of 49 seats. In 2003 the party merged with the

Samoan United Independents Political Party The Samoan United Independents Political Party (SUIPP) was a political party in Samoa. The party was formed in the wake of the 2001 election, when 12 independent MPs grouped together. The party later combined with the Samoan National Developmen ...

to form the

Samoan Democratic United Party The Samoan Democratic United Party (SDUP) was the main opposition party of Samoa from 2003 to 2008. The SDUP was formed in 2003 from the Samoan National Development Party (SNDP) and the Samoan United Independent Party (SUIP). During the 2006 Samoan ...

, which replaced it as the main opposition

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. At the time of the merger, the party was led by Le Mamea Ropati.

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