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The '''Rural Development Party''' was a [[political party]] in [[Papua New Guinea]].
The '''Rural Development Party''' was a [[political party]] in [[Papua New Guinea]].


It was founded in November 2006 by Esa’ala MP [[Moses Maladina]], who became the party's first leader.<ref>{{cite news | title=Maladina eyes top post, forms own party | work=Maladina eyes top post, forms own party | date=7 November 2006 | accessdate=31 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Maladina to lead Rural Development party | work=PNG Post Courier | date=2 February 2007 | accessdate=31 December 2016}}</ref> In May 2007, media reports suggested that some members were unhappy with a perceived lack of party financial support for their campaigns.<ref>{{cite news | title=Party members cry foul over treatment | work=PNG Post Courier | date=30 May 2007 | accessdate=31 December 2016}}</ref>
It was founded in November 2006 by Esa’ala MP [[Moses Maladina]], who became the party's first leader.<ref>{{cite news | title=Maladina eyes top post, forms own party | work=Maladina eyes top post, forms own party | date=7 November 2006 | accessdate=31 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Maladina to lead Rural Development party | work=PNG Post Courier | date=2 February 2007 | accessdate=31 December 2016}}</ref> In May 2007, media reports suggested that some members were unhappy with a perceived lack of party financial support for their campaigns.<ref>{{cite news | title=Party members cry foul over treatment | work=PNG Post Courier | date=30 May 2007 | accessdate=31 December 2016}}</ref>


It was reported to have won four out of 109 seats at the [[Papua New Guinean general election, 2007|2007 general elections]]: Maladina, [[Tom Tamiabe]] (Tari Open), [[Alphonse Moroi]] (Central Provincial) and [[Benjamin Philip]] (Mariyama Open).<ref>{{cite news | url=http://web.archive.org/web/20070823133021/http://www.pngec.gov.pg/resultsNat2007/SummaryResults.htm | title=NATIONAL ELECTION 2007 | publisher=Papua New Guinea Electoral Commission | accessdate=31 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Recruiting drive | work=PNG Post Courier | date=26 July 2007 | accessdate=31 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Rural Development Party secures Menyamya seat | work=PNG Post Courier | date=27 July 2007 | accessdate=31 December 2016}}</ref> A fifth, Manus Provincial MP [[Michael Sapau]], had been reported as a party candidate during the campaign, but denied any association upon his election and claimed to be an independent.<ref>{{cite news | title=Sapau pledges support for NA | work=PNG Post Courier | date=24 July 2007 | accessdate=31 December 2016}}</ref> The party initially supported the government of [[Michael Somare]], with Maladina being promoted to the Ministry as Minister of State for Constitutional Affairs in July 2010; the party then had a position in the [[Peter O'Neill]] government from August 2011.<ref>{{cite news | title=PM says govt is intact | work=PNG Post Courier | date=29 July 2009 | accessdate=31 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com.au/books?id=yNGfBwAAQBAJ&pg=PT4809&lpg=PT4809&dq=moses+maladina+2012&source=bl&ots=bHfbr_0h0G&sig=EsdsMoliOofMHYk59khlUKjapSA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwis-YuTr53RAhWEj5QKHab4BI4Q6AEIRDAI#v=onepage&q=moses%20maladina%202012&f=false | title=Political Handbook of the World 2015 | publisher=CQ Press | author=Lansford, Tom}}</ref>
It was reported to have won three out of 109 seats at the [[Papua New Guinean general election, 2007|2007 general elections]]: Maladina, [[Alphonse Moroi]] (Central Provincial) and [[Benjamin Philip]] (Mariyama Open).<ref>{{cite news | url=http://web.archive.org/web/20070823133021/http://www.pngec.gov.pg/resultsNat2007/SummaryResults.htm | title=NATIONAL ELECTION 2007 | publisher=Papua New Guinea Electoral Commission | accessdate=31 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Recruiting drive | work=PNG Post Courier | date=26 July 2007 | accessdate=31 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Rural Development Party secures Menyamya seat | work=PNG Post Courier | date=27 July 2007 | accessdate=31 December 2016}}</ref> A fourth, Manus Provincial MP [[Michael Sapau]], had been reported as a party candidate during the campaign, but denied any association upon his election and claimed to be an independent.<ref>{{cite news | title=Sapau pledges support for NA | work=PNG Post Courier | date=24 July 2007 | accessdate=31 December 2016}}</ref> The party initially supported the government of [[Michael Somare]], with Maladina being promoted to the Ministry as Minister of State for Constitutional Affairs in July 2010; the party then had a position in the [[Peter O'Neill]] government from August 2011.<ref>{{cite news | title=PM says govt is intact | work=PNG Post Courier | date=29 July 2009 | accessdate=31 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com.au/books?id=yNGfBwAAQBAJ&pg=PT4809&lpg=PT4809&dq=moses+maladina+2012&source=bl&ots=bHfbr_0h0G&sig=EsdsMoliOofMHYk59khlUKjapSA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwis-YuTr53RAhWEj5QKHab4BI4Q6AEIRDAI#v=onepage&q=moses%20maladina%202012&f=false | title=Political Handbook of the World 2015 | publisher=CQ Press | author=Lansford, Tom}}</ref>


By the [[Papua New Guinean general election, 2012|2012 election]], Maladina and Philip had defected to the governing [[People's National Congress (Papua New Guinea)|People's National Congress]], and Maladina was serving as Leader of Government Business. In April 2012, Speaker [[Jeffrey Nape]] - formerly of the [[Triumph Heritage Empowerment Party]] - was appointed as the new Rural Development Party leader for the election.<ref>{{cite news | title=Weekend of surpises | work=PNG Post Courier | date=24 July 2012 | accessdate=31 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.parliament.gov.pg/index.php/member-of-parliament/bio/view/menyamya-district | title=Hon. Benjamin Philip, MP | publisher=National Parliament of Papua New Guinea | accessdate=31 December 2016}}</ref>
Moroi had joined the [[National Alliance Party (Papua New Guinea)|National Alliance Party]] by late 2008.<ref>{{cite news | title=NA southern batch to host dinner | work=PNG Post Courier | date=4 November 2008 | accessdate=1 January 2017}}</ref> By the [[Papua New Guinean general election, 2012|2012 election]], Maladina and Philip had defected to the governing [[People's National Congress (Papua New Guinea)|People's National Congress]], and Maladina was serving as Leader of Government Business. In April 2012, Speaker [[Jeffrey Nape]] - formerly of the [[Triumph Heritage Empowerment Party]] - was appointed as the new Rural Development Party leader for the election.<ref>{{cite news | title=Weekend of surpises | work=PNG Post Courier | date=24 July 2012 | accessdate=31 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.parliament.gov.pg/index.php/member-of-parliament/bio/view/menyamya-district | title=Hon. Benjamin Philip, MP | publisher=National Parliament of Papua New Guinea | accessdate=31 December 2016}}</ref>


The party won no seats at the [[Papua New Guinean general election, 2012|2012 election]] and has not received media coverage since.
The party won no seats at the [[Papua New Guinean general election, 2012|2012 election]] and has not received media coverage since.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://web.archive.org/web/20120826173650/http://results.pngec.gov.pg/index.html | title=NATIONAL PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS 2012 | publisher=PNG Electoral Commission | accessdate=1 January 2017}}</ref>


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Revision as of 03:17, 1 January 2017

Rural Development Party
Founded2006
Dissolved2012

The Rural Development Party was a political party in Papua New Guinea.

It was founded in November 2006 by Esa’ala MP Moses Maladina, who became the party's first leader.[1][2] In May 2007, media reports suggested that some members were unhappy with a perceived lack of party financial support for their campaigns.[3]

It was reported to have won three out of 109 seats at the 2007 general elections: Maladina, Alphonse Moroi (Central Provincial) and Benjamin Philip (Mariyama Open).[4][5][6] A fourth, Manus Provincial MP Michael Sapau, had been reported as a party candidate during the campaign, but denied any association upon his election and claimed to be an independent.[7] The party initially supported the government of Michael Somare, with Maladina being promoted to the Ministry as Minister of State for Constitutional Affairs in July 2010; the party then had a position in the Peter O'Neill government from August 2011.[8][9]

Moroi had joined the National Alliance Party by late 2008.[10] By the 2012 election, Maladina and Philip had defected to the governing People's National Congress, and Maladina was serving as Leader of Government Business. In April 2012, Speaker Jeffrey Nape - formerly of the Triumph Heritage Empowerment Party - was appointed as the new Rural Development Party leader for the election.[11][12]

The party won no seats at the 2012 election and has not received media coverage since.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Maladina eyes top post, forms own party". Maladina eyes top post, forms own party. 7 November 2006. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  2. ^ "Maladina to lead Rural Development party". PNG Post Courier. 2 February 2007. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  3. ^ "Party members cry foul over treatment". PNG Post Courier. 30 May 2007. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  4. ^ "NATIONAL ELECTION 2007". Papua New Guinea Electoral Commission. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Recruiting drive". PNG Post Courier. 26 July 2007. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  6. ^ "Rural Development Party secures Menyamya seat". PNG Post Courier. 27 July 2007. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  7. ^ "Sapau pledges support for NA". PNG Post Courier. 24 July 2007. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  8. ^ "PM says govt is intact". PNG Post Courier. 29 July 2009. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  9. ^ Lansford, Tom. Political Handbook of the World 2015. CQ Press.
  10. ^ "NA southern batch to host dinner". PNG Post Courier. 4 November 2008. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  11. ^ "Weekend of surpises". PNG Post Courier. 24 July 2012. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  12. ^ "Hon. Benjamin Philip, MP". National Parliament of Papua New Guinea. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  13. ^ "NATIONAL PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS 2012". PNG Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
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