Our Development Party

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Our Development Party
LeaderCharles Able
PresidentAndrew Terry[1]
SecretaryHabia Babe
FounderPuka Temu and Andy Kenemu
National Parliament
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The Our Development Party is a political party in Papua New Guinea.

The party was co-founded in 2011, after the O'Neill Government ousted the Somare Government, by Sir Puka Temu and Andy Kenemu. At the time, it had 25 members in the National Parliament.[2]

In the 2017 elections, the party won two seats, held by Francis Maneke and Temu.[2] Both MPs left the party during the parliamentary term.

As of May 2019, the party had 2 seats in the National Parliament. It is led by Temu, who is its sole MP. Temu returned to the party on 15 May 2019 after leaving People's National Congress.[2]

On 31 May 2019, former Deputy Prime Minister Charles Abel resigned from People‘s National Congress to join the party.

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