Talu Bolt
Talu Bolt | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Parliament | |
| In office 1977–1982 | |
| Preceded by | |
| Succeeded by | |
| Constituency | North Waghi Open |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1989 (aged 55) |
Talu Bolt (died 1989) was a Papua New Guinean politician. He served as a member of the National Parliament from 1977 to 1982.
Biography[]
Bolt was a village official (tultul) and chief (luluai).[1] He contested the North Waghi Open constituency in the 1977 general elections and was elected to the National Parliament, defeating the incumbent MP . However, he was defeated in the 1982 elections by . He ran again in 1987 elections, but received only 319 first preference votes, the fewest of any of the sixteen candidates.[2]
He died in early 1989 at the age of 55, survived by three wives and several children.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Transition Pacific Islands Monthly, February 1989, p43
- ^ Papua New Guinea Election Results 1972 – 2012 Development Policy Centre
Categories:
- Members of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea
- 1989 deaths