How many candidates are vying for the 6 seats up for grabs in Port Vila? How many of those candidates are independents? You can find out this information and much more by checking out this easy to read table.

The table was created by combining the information from the two Vanuatu Electoral Office candidate lists.

Some interesting facts:

• Number of Parties: 32
• Number of Candidates: 346
• Independent candidates: 65
• UMP have the most candidates up for election this year with 30; followed closely by VP with 28 candidates

Party names and acronyms

Friends of Melanesia Party (FMP)
Green Confederation Party (GC / VGC)
Graon mo jastis Pati (GJP)
Iauko Group
Kristin Demokratic Pati (KDP/CDP)
Vanuatu Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
Muvmen blong ol Chiefs (MC)
Maki Totsan
Melanesian Progressive Pati (MPP)
Nagriamel (NAG)
Natatok Indidenous People’s Democratic Party (NIPDP)
National Community Association Party (NCAP)
National United Party (NUP)
People’s Action Party (PAP)
People’s Services Party (PSP)
People’s Progressive Party (PPP)
Reunification Movement for Change (RMC)
Reassemble the Union Movement for the People of Vanuatu (RUMPV)
United Liberation Front (ULF)
Union of Moderate Parties (UMP)
Vanuatu Democratic Party (VDP)
Vanuatu Democratic Alliance and Liberal Party for Change (VDALPC)
Vanuatu Family First Party (VFFP)
Vanuatu Labour Party (VLP)
Vanua’ku Party (VP)
Vanuatu Progressive Development Party (VPDP)
Vanuatu Presidential Party (VPP/NPP)
Vanuatu National Party (VNP)
Vanuatu Progressive Republican Party (VPRFP)
Vanuatu Reform Democratic Party (VRDP)
Vanuatu Repubilcan Party (VRP)
Vemarana (Federation)

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