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The Papua New Guinea Labour Party was a political party in Papua New Guinea.

It was launched in 2001 by the PNG Trade Union Congress, with Andrew Kandakasi as party president. In February 2002, Australian Labor Party president Greg Sword visited Port Moresby to support the party. PNGTUC secretary-general John Paska became the party leader for the 2002 election. Paska was unsuccessful, but Dr Bob Danaya was elected in Western Provincial. Danaya then supported Michael Somare for Prime Minister.

Danaya was re-elected as the party's sole MP in the 2007 election. Danaya lost his seat to Ati Wobiro in the 2012 election.

The party did not contest the 2017 election and as of 2018 was no longer registered.

References

1. "Reining In PNG's 'yo-yo' Politicians". Canberra Times. 19 June 2001.
2. "Nomination fee challenged". PNG Post-Courier. 14 December 2001.
3. "Leading unionist on visit". PNG Post Courier. 25 February 2002.
4. "Goilalas 'victimised'". PNG Post-Courier. 2 May 2002.
5. "Paska has no regrets". PNG Post Courier. 2 July 2002.
6. "Numbers backing Somare for PNG premier said swelling". The National. 30 July 2002.
7. "Somare s courtship a waste of time, says party bosses". PNG Post Courier. 7 August 2007.
8. "National Parliamentary Elections 2012". PNG Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 27 July 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
9. "Political Parties of Papua New Guinea Registry Information 2018" (PDF). Registry of Political Parties. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2019.

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