The party was co-founded by
John Momis and
John Kaputin in the late 1970s. The party formed an association with the
National Alliance Party prior to the
1997 general election, but relaunched as a separate party in February 2002 with three founding National Alliance members:
Bernard Narokobi, Sir
Moi Avei, and Dame
Carol Kidu. Narokobi resumed the leadership, but lost his seat at the
2002 election. It returned three MPs at the
2002 election: Sir Moi Avei (Kairuku-Hiri Open),
Anderson Vele (Rigo Open) and Dame Carol Kidu (Moresby South Open). Avei assumed the leadership; however, he was replaced by Kidu in May 2007 after a leadership tribunal recommended Avei's dismissal from office. She was the sole MP returned for the party at the
2007 election. She retired at the
2012 election. Kidu was succeeded as leader by
Sam Akoitai for the 2012 election campaign; however, the party won no seats at the election. A subsequent offer from party secretary Nick Klapat for an independent MP to take the party leadership was not taken up. The party is registered to contest the
2017 election. Wosera-Gaui MP
Joseph Yopyyopy, formerly of the
United Resources Party, was named party leader for the election. ==Notes==