The Vanuatu National Development Party (VNDP) is a political party in Vanuatu.
History The VNDP was formed by Christophe Emelee (an MP for the Vanuatu National Party) and Robert Bohn (leader of the Vanuatu Peoples Development Party) in 2014.Vanuatu political party leaders team up Radio New Zealand, 8 July 2014
In the 2016 elections the party fielded thirteen candidates,Final candidate list for the 2016 General Election Vanuatu Daily, 11 January 2016 winning two seats; Emelee in Torres and Jack Wona in Banks.Unofficial results Vanuatu Daily Post, 25 January 2016 In 2018, following a reshuffle in Charlot Salwai's cabinet, the party managed to enter the government with Christophe Emelee being appointed Minister for Public Utilities. In the 2020 election the party retained only Emelee's seat and remained in the opposition of Bob Loughman's government.Vanuatu's new PM appoints his new Cabinet Radio New Zealand, 21 April 2020 Following the 2022 election the VNDP rose back to 2 seats and Christophe Emelee was appointed Minister of Internal Affairs in Ishmael Kalsakau's cabinet.
Election results Parliament Election Leader Votes % Seats +/– Status 2016Christophe Emelee 4,942 4.37 (#7) New 2020 2,102 1.46 (#15) 1 2022 1,624 1.23 (#13) 1 2025 1,849 1.27 (#14) 2
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