Melanesian Alliance Party
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The Melanesian Alliance Party is a political party in Papua New Guinea.
The party was co-founded by John Momis and John Kaputin in the late 1970s.[1]
The party formed an association with the National Alliance Party prior to the 1997 general election, but relaunched as a separate party in February 2002 with three founding National Alliance members: Bernard Narokobi, Sir Moi Avei, and Dame Carol Kidu.[2][3][4] Narokobi resumed the leadership, but lost his seat at the 2002 election.[5]
It returned three MPs at the 2002 election: Sir Moi Avei (Kairuku-Hiri Open), Anderson Vele (Rigo Open) and Dame Carol Kidu (Moresby South Open).[6] Avei assumed the leadership; however, he was replaced by Kidu in May 2007 after a leadership tribunal recommended Avei's dismissal from office.[7] She was the sole MP returned for the party at the 2007 election.[8] She retired at the 2012 election.[9][10]
Kidu was succeeded as leader by Sam Akoitai for the 2012 election campaign; however, the party won no seats at the election. A subsequent offer from party secretary Nick Klapat for an independent MP to take the party leadership was not taken up.[11][12]
The party is registered to contest the 2017 election.[13] Wosera-Gaui MP Joseph Yopyyopy, formerly of the United Resources Party, was named party leader for the election.[14]
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