James Marape


James Marape (born 24 April 1971) is a Papua New Guinea politician.[1] He has been a member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea since July 2007, representing the electorate of Tari Open.


Marape first contested the Tari seat at the 2002 election on behalf of the People's Progress Party, when voting in Southern Highlands Province was cancelled due to widespread violence.[2][3] He again contested the supplementary election in 2003, but lost to incumbent MP Tom Tomiape in a contest marred by the bashing of a polling official by his supporters.[4][5] He challenged the result in the Court of Disputed Returns, but both his initial petition and a subsequent appeal were rejected.[6][7]


He contested the seat for a second time as a National Alliance candidate at the 2007 election and defeated Tomiape.[8][9] He was subsequently appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Works, Transport and Civil Aviation by Prime Minister Michael Somare.[10]


He was re-elected at the 2012 election and 2017 election, representing the Tari-Pori District.[11][12]



References




  1. ^ "Nominations By Electorate". PNG Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ Bunpalau, Wesley. "PPP names 78 for poll". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier, March 28, 2002.


  3. ^ Rheeney, Alex. "SHP candidates urged to await new elections". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier, August 12, 2002.


  4. ^ "Tomiape wins Tari-Pori seat". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier, May 5, 2003.


  5. ^ "Death threat and bashing for election official". New Zealand Herald, May 5, 2003.


  6. ^ "Tari-Pori petition thrown out". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier, October 25, 2004.


  7. ^ "Court dismisses bid to re-open petition". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier, May 3, 2007.


  8. ^ "Election losers, supporters urged to accept defeat". The National, August 8, 2007.


  9. ^ "NA's Marape leading in Tari Open count". The National, July 19, 2007.


  10. ^ "Papua New Guinea premier names vice-ministers". The National, August 30, 2007.


  11. ^ "Marape is the Happiest Dad". postcourier.com.pg. PNG Post-Courier Online. 17 July 2012. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2012. Re-elected for a second term, Tari-Pori MP James Marape slipped into Port Moresby after being declared at 2pm in Tari.


  12. ^ "Well done dad". The National. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.









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