Leaders Party of Vanuatu

The Leaders Party of Vanuatu (LPV) is a political party in Vanuatu.

Leaders Party of Vanuatu
LeaderJotham Napat
Founded2015
Parliament
5 / 52
Port Vila Municipal Council
2 / 18
Politics of Vanuatu

History

The party was formed in 2015 by Jotham Napat, a former director general of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Public Utilities.[1] In the 2016 elections the party fielded five candidates,[2] winning one seat; Napat in Tanna.[3] The party won four additional seats in the 2020 elections. Un the 2022 snap election the party retained its five seats and joined Ishmael Kalsakau government coalition.[4]

Election results

Parliament
Election Leader Votes % Seats +/– Status
2016 Jotham Napat 2,459 2.17 (#13)
1 / 52
 New Coalition
2020 17,992 12.49 (#1)
5 / 52
 Increase 4 Opposition
2022 9,736 7.36 (#6)
5 / 52
 Steady 0 Coalition

References
  1. Former DG to contest snap election Vanuatu Daily Post, 9 January 2016
  2. Final candidate list for the 2016 General Election Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine Vanuatu Daily, 11 January 2016
  3. Unofficial results Vanuatu Daily Post, 25 January 2016
  4. Manassah, Kiery (11 November 2022). "Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau's opportunity to write his own story". DevPolicy Blog. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
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