PNG Labour Party explained

PNG Labour Party
Colorcode:	Red
Foundation:	2001
Dissolved:	2012 (est.)
Ideology:	Social Democracy
Country:	Papua New Guinea

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

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]

Notes and References

1. News: Reining In PNG's 'yo-yo' Politicians . Canberra Times . 19 June 2001 .
2. News: Nomination fee challenged . PNG Post-Courier . 14 December 2001 .
3. News: Leading unionist on visit . PNG Post Courier . 25 February 2002 .
4. News: Goilalas 'victimised' . PNG Post-Courier . 2 May 2002 .
5. News: Paska has no regrets . PNG Post Courier . 2 July 2002 .
6. News: Numbers backing Somare for PNG premier said swelling. . The National . 30 July 2002 .
7. News: Somare s courtship a waste of time, says party bosses . PNG Post Courier . 7 August 2007 .
8. Web site: National Parliamentary Elections 2012 . PNG Electoral Commission . 1 January 2017 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20120727025322/http://results.pngec.gov.pg/westernprovincial.html . 27 July 2012 .
9. Web site: Political Parties of Papua New Guinea Registry Information 2018. 14 September 2018. Registry of Political Parties. PDF. 28 October 2019.