List of members of the Parliament of Vanuatu (1979–1983)

The 39 members of the Parliament of Vanuatu from 1979 to 1983 were elected on 14 November 1979.

List of members

Constituency	Member	Party	Notes
Ambrym	Amos Andeng	New Hebrides Federal Party
	Jack Hopa	Vanua'aku Pati
Aoba–Maewo	Onneyn Tahi	Vanua'aku Pati
	Thomas Tungu	Moderate Party
	Judah Vira	Vanua'aku Pati
Banks and Torres	Norman Roslyn	Vanua'aku Pati
	George Worek	Vanua'aku Pati
Efate Rural	Nanua Albert	Vanua'aku Pati
	George Kalkoa	Vanua'aku Pati	Elected president in 1980.[1] By-election held on 26 August 1982 and won by Dick Poilapa (Vanua'aku Pati)[2][3]
	Donald Kalpokas	Vanua'aku Pati
Epi	Jack Taritonga	Vanua'aku Pati
Luganville	George Cronsteadt	Moderate Party	Deported and declared a prohibited immigrant.[4][1] By-election held on 31 August 1982 and won by Sela Molisa (Vanua'aku Pati).[2][3]
	Kalmer Vocor	Natui Tanno
Malakula	Gérard Leymang	Namangi Aute
	Aimé Maléré	Namangi Aute
	Keith Obed	Vanua'aku Pati
	Sethy Regenvanu	Vanua'aku Pati
	Jimmy Simeon	Vanua'aku Pati
Paama	Edward Harris	Vanua'aku Pati
Pentecost	Vincent Boulekone	Independent
	Samuel Bule	Vanua'aku Pati
	Walter Lini	Vanua'aku Pati
Port Vila	Maxime Carlot Korman	Independent
	Kalpokor Kalsakau	Vanua'aku Pati
	Guy Prévot	New Hebrides Federal Party–UCNH	Deported and declared a prohibited immigrant.[4][1] By-election held on 26 August 1982 and won by Barak Sopé (Vanua'aku Pati)[2][3]
	Albert Sande	Vanua'aku Pati
Santo Rural	Jole Antas	Vanua'aku Pati
	Harry Karaeru	New Hebrides Federal Party
	Alfred Maliu	New Hebrides Federal Party
	War Nalan	New Hebrides Federal Party
	Thomas Reuben	Vanua'aku Pati
Shepherds	Kenneth Tariliu	Vanua'aku Pati
	Fred Timakata	Vanua'aku Pati
Southern Islands	John Naupa	Vanua'aku Pati
Tanna	Willie Korisa	Vanua'aku Pati
	John Louhman	Vanua'aku Pati
	Charley Nako	Kapiel
	Gideon Nampas	Vanua'aku Pati
	Alexis Yolou	John Frum Movement	Died in 1980. By-election held on 2 September 1982 and won by Jean-Marie Léyé (Union of Moderate Parties)[3][2]
Source: Zorgbibe[5]

References

1. Mark L. Berg (1983) Local Control on Santo and Tanna and Preindependence Political Trouble in Vanuatu
2. Vanuaaku Party takes three out of four Pacific Islands Monthly, October 1982, p5
3. Declaration Electoral Commission Republic of Vanuatu Official Gazette, 13 September 1982
4. Boulekone on 'surviving colonial mentality' Pacific Islands Monthly, March 1981, p14
5. Charles Zorgbibe (1981) "Vanuatu, naissance d'un état", Économica, pp110–115