21 MPs declared so far

Twenty-one Members of Parliament (MPs) have been declared so far in the 2017 National Elections, with less than a week to the Return of Writs on July 24.

The political party with the highest number of MPs declared so far is People’s National Congress (PNC) Party (8) MPs followed by Pangu Party (5) then National Alliance (2).

Parties with only 1 MP declared so far are Melanesian Liberal Party, United Resource Party, Christian Democratic Party and Coalition for Reform.

Among the 21 declared were Prime Minister and Member for Ialibu-Pangia, Peter O’Neill, and Pangu Party leader Sam Basil, who reclaimed the Bulolo Open seat.

The Independent MPs declared are newly-elected Member for Koroba-Kopiago, Petrus Thomas, and Member for Komo-Margarima, Manasseh Makiba.

PNC and Tari-Pori MP James Marape was the first to be declared on July 9.

 

POLITICAL PARTY

DECLARED MP

SEATS DECLARED

People’s National Congress

1. Peter O’Neill

2. James Marape

3. Justin Tkatchenko

4. Job Pomat

5. Charlie Benjamin

6. Davis Steven

7. Elias Kapavore

8. Charles Abel

Ialibu-Pangia

Tari-Pori

Moresby South

Manus Open

Manus Regional

Esa’ala

Pomio

Alotau

PANGU

1. Sam Basil

2. Koni Iguan

3. Thomas Pelika

4. Renbo Paita

5. Kobby Bomareo

Bulolo

Markham

Menyamya

Finschhafen

Tewai-Siassi

National Alliance

1. Walter Schnaubelt

2. Timothy Masiu

Namatanai

South Bougainville

Independent

1. Petrus Thomas

2. Manasseh Makiba

Koroba-Lake Kopiago

Komo-Margarima

Melanesian Liberal Party

1.Allan Marat

Rabaul

United Resource Party 

1. Jelta Wong

Gazelle

Christian Democratic Party

1.Patrick Basa

Kabwum

Coalition for Reform

1.Joseph Lelang

Kandrian-Gloucester

 

Counting continues throughout the country and more MPs are expected to be declared in the coming days.

Author: 
Quintina Naime