Namatanai Open
Namatanai Open is an open electorate in New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea. It is one of the province's three electorates and returns a single member to the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea.[1]
Former Prime Minister Sir Julius Chan held the seat from 1968 until 1997.[2] Ephraim Apelis represented it from 1997 to 2002.[citation needed] Chan's son Byron Chan, of the People's Progress Party, won the seat in 2002 and held it until 2017, latterly as Minister for Mining, before losing to Walter Schnaubelt.[3][2] Schnaubelt, of the National Alliance, has represented the electorate since 2017 and was re-elected at the 2022 general election.[4][1]
In 2024, Schnaubelt promoted the creation of a separate Konos Open electorate from part of the Namatanai District for the 2027 general election.[5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Kaiku, Patrick (11 April 2022). "New Ireland in PNG's election year". Devpolicy Blog. Development Policy Centre, Australian National University. Archived from the original on 13 December 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- 1 2 Howes, Stephen (6 February 2025). "Julius Chan's uniquely long political career played in two parts". Devpolicy Blog. Development Policy Centre, Australian National University. Archived from the original on 16 March 2026. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ↑ "Hon. James Byron Chan, MP". National Parliament of Papua New Guinea. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ↑ "Hon. Walter Schnaubelt, MP". National Parliament of Papua New Guinea. Archived from the original on 1 January 2026. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ↑ "Walter Schnaubelt drives new 'Konos Open Seat' agenda". National Broadcasting Corporation. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
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