People's Progressive Party
LeaderSato Kilman
Founded2001
Split fromMelanesian Progressive Party
IdeologyReformism
Social democracy
Political positionCentre-left
Parliament
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The People's Progressive Party is a reformist political party in Vanuatu.

At the 6 July 2004 legislative elections, the party won 3 out of 52 seats. The following election saw its seat count increased to 4. Its leader, Sato Kilman served as Deputy Prime Minister and foreign minister of Vanuatu from December 2004 to July 2007. He had made the party an important member of the National United Party-led coalition of Prime Minister Ham Lini but in July 2007, apparently due to corruption charges put against Kilman's secretary, Lini expelled the People's Progress Party from the cabinet. Kilman formed his first legal cabinet in June 2011 and his government was reflected in 2012, with PPP winning six seats. The party was forced into opposition in 2013 when Kilman resigned and Moana Carcasses became Prime Minister. After 3 MPs crossed the floor Sato Kilman led government again in 2015 until the end of the legislature. In the 2016 election the PPP lost all but one of its seats, and was not included in Charlot Salwai's cabinet.[1] The party kept its only seat in the 2020 election and remained in opposition.[2] Following the 2022 election the PPP won 2 seats and joined the government coalition, with Sato Kilman being granted the position of deputy Prime Minister.[3]

Election results

Parliament
Election Leader Votes  % Seats +/– Government
2002 Sato Kilman 4,039 5.10 (#6)
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 New Opposition
2004 4,362 4.73 (#7)
4 / 52
 Increase 3 Coalition
2008 5,407 8.01 (#5)
4 / 52
 Steady 0 Coalition
2012 9,642 12.19 (#3)
6 / 52
 Increase 2 Coalition
2016 5,469 4.84 (#5)
1 / 52
 Decrease 5 Opposition
2020 2,664 1.85 (#13)
1 / 52
 Steady 0 Opposition
2022 3,221 2.43 (#10)
2 / 52
 Increase 1 Coalition

See also

  • Category:People's Progressive Party (Vanuatu) politicians

References

  1. ↑ "New Govt committed to change, announces Cabinet" Archived 11 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Vanuatu Daily Digest, 12 February 2016
  2. ↑ Vanuatu's new PM appoints his new Cabinet Radio New Zealand, 21 April 2020
  3. ↑ 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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