Makain Mo Explained

Makain Mo
Office1:Member of the House of Assembly
Term1:1964–1968
Constituency1:Lumi
Birth Place:Lumi, Territory of New Guinea
Birth Date:c. 1920
Death Date:1972

Makain Mo (– 1972) was a Papua New Guinean chief and politician. He served as a member of the House of Assembly between 1964 and 1968.

Biography

Born in Lumi, Mo became chief of the Lumi people.[1] Married with two children, he had a coffee plantation, raised cattle and organised gold mining.[1] With the assistance of a local Catholic mission, he also opened a store.[1]

Entering politics, Mo became president of Wapei-Lumi Local Government Council.[2] He contested the Lumi seat in the 1964 elections and was elected to the House of Assembly. Following boundary adjustments, he ran in the West Sepik constituency in the 1968 elections,[3] but was defeated by Brere Awol. In the February–March 1972 elections he contested the Wapei Nuku constituency, but lost to Yakob Talis.

Mo died later in 1972.[2]

Notes and References

  1. The Members of the House of Assembly 1964, p12
  2. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-332219489/view?partId=nla.obj-332275143#page/n140/mode/1up Mr. Makain Mo
  3. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-326943259/view?partId=nla.obj-326990464#page/n30/mode/1up Primary count details in New Guinea election