It was founded in 2006 by Peter Ipatas, governor of Enga Province, following his resignation from the Papua New Guinea Party.[2][3] The party won three seats at the 2007 election: Ipatas, Sailon Beseo (Kainantu Open) and Samson Kuli (Usino-Bundi).[4][5] The party then supported Michael Somare for Prime Minister.[6] It gained an additional MP in August 2010, when newly elected Wewak Open MP Dr Moses Manwau joined the party.[7] During the attempts to topple Somare's government in his absence in 2011, the party strongly supported his designated Acting Prime Minister, Sam Abal.[8]
The People's Party won six seats at the 2012 election: Ipatas, John Pundari (Kompiam-Ambum Open), Robert Ganim (Wabag Open), Davis Steven (Esa'Ala Open), Mogerema Sigo Wei (Karimui-Nomane Open) and Westly Nukundi (Dei Open), while Kuli lost his seat.[9][10] It switched its support to the government of Peter O'Neill after the election.[11] The party "unequivocally supported" an extension of the "grace period" banning no-confidence votes from 18 months to 30 months.[12]
In January 2013, the party announced a merger with the governing People's National Congress.[13] However, later that month, the Registrar of the Integrity of Political Parties and Candidates Commission stated that the requirements of the Organic Law on Political Parties & Candidates had not yet been met, and that they were "still two different parties".[14] The parties remain closely linked; however, while some sources have stated that they have merged, the Integrity of Political Parties and Candidates Commission still lists the two as separate parties, and it remains separately registered for the 2017 election.[15][16]
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^"Registrar stresses strict conditions for Papua New Guinea political parties". 4 October 2006. The National. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
^"Hon. Peter Ipatas, MP". National Parliament of Papua New Guinea.
^"Small parties fared well in elections". PNG Post-Courier. 2 August 2007.
^. PNG Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 23 August 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
^"Final countdown". PNG Post-Courier. 13 August 2007.
^"Wewak MP places trust in Ipatas party". PNG Post-Courier. 11 August 2010.
^"Ipatas: Let Abal lead". PNG Post-Courier. 30 June 2011.
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^"Madang Police take control of Usino/Bundi situation during elections". PNG Post-Courier. 30 July 2012.
^"O'Neill's address to PNG as the 9th Prime Minister". PNG Post-Courier. 7 August 2012.
^"MP supports grace period extension". PNG Post Courier. 13 November 2012.
^"PM O'Neill, Ipatas merge parties". PACNEWS. 14 January 2013.
^"Ruling parties yet to register merge". PNG Post-Courier. 23 January 2013.
^"PNC intact, certain of lead". PNG Post-Courier. 20 October 2015.
^"Total number of parties 34: Gelu". The National. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
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people, party, papua, guinea, people, party, political, party, papua, guinea, people, partyleaderpeter, ipatas, presidentdouglas, ivarato, secretarywillie, palme, founderpeter, ipatasfounded2006national, parliament4, 118websitepeoplespartypng, compolitics, pap. The People s Party is a political party in Papua New Guinea People s PartyLeaderPeter Ipatas 1 PresidentDouglas Ivarato 1 SecretaryWillie Palme 1 FounderPeter IpatasFounded2006National Parliament4 118Websitepeoplespartypng comPolitics of Papua New GuineaPolitical partiesElectionsIt was founded in 2006 by Peter Ipatas governor of Enga Province following his resignation from the Papua New Guinea Party 2 3 The party won three seats at the 2007 election Ipatas Sailon Beseo Kainantu Open and Samson Kuli Usino Bundi 4 5 The party then supported Michael Somare for Prime Minister 6 It gained an additional MP in August 2010 when newly elected Wewak Open MP Dr Moses Manwau joined the party 7 During the attempts to topple Somare s government in his absence in 2011 the party strongly supported his designated Acting Prime Minister Sam Abal 8 The People s Party won six seats at the 2012 election Ipatas John Pundari Kompiam Ambum Open Robert Ganim Wabag Open Davis Steven Esa Ala Open Mogerema Sigo Wei Karimui Nomane Open and Westly Nukundi Dei Open while Kuli lost his seat 9 10 It switched its support to the government of Peter O Neill after the election 11 The party unequivocally supported an extension of the grace period banning no confidence votes from 18 months to 30 months 12 In January 2013 the party announced a merger with the governing People s National Congress 13 However later that month the Registrar of the Integrity of Political Parties and Candidates Commission stated that the requirements of the Organic Law on Political Parties amp Candidates had not yet been met and that they were still two different parties 14 The parties remain closely linked however while some sources have stated that they have merged the Integrity of Political Parties and Candidates Commission still lists the two as separate parties and it remains separately registered for the 2017 election 15 16 References edit a b c REGISTRY OF POLITICAL PARTIES PDF Integrity of Political Parties and Candidates Commission Archived from the original PDF on 11 April 2017 Retrieved 11 April 2017 Registrar stresses strict conditions for Papua New Guinea political parties 4 October 2006 The National a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Missing or empty url help Hon Peter Ipatas MP National Parliament of Papua New Guinea Small parties fared well in elections PNG Post Courier 2 August 2007 NATIONAL ELECTION 2007 PNG Electoral Commission Archived from the original on 23 August 2007 Retrieved 3 January 2017 Final countdown PNG Post Courier 13 August 2007 Wewak MP places trust in Ipatas party PNG Post Courier 11 August 2010 Ipatas Let Abal lead PNG Post Courier 30 June 2011 NATIONAL PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS 2012 PNG Electoral Commission Archived from the original on 15 August 2012 Retrieved 3 January 2017 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Madang Police take control of Usino Bundi situation during elections PNG Post Courier 30 July 2012 O Neill s address to PNG as the 9th Prime Minister PNG Post Courier 7 August 2012 MP supports grace period extension PNG Post Courier 13 November 2012 PM O Neill Ipatas merge parties PACNEWS 14 January 2013 Ruling parties yet to register merge PNG Post Courier 23 January 2013 PNC intact certain of lead PNG Post Courier 20 October 2015 Total number of parties 34 Gelu The National 25 July 2016 Retrieved 2 January 2017 nbsp This article about a Papua New Guinea political party is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title People 27s Party Papua New Guinea amp oldid 1160411180, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
