In the October 2012 general election, Harry Iauko, an incumbent minister in Prime Minister Sato Kilman's government, had retained the seat comfortably, coming second with 1,054 votes, behind Union of Moderate Parties candidate Silas Yatan (1,067) and just ahead of independent candidate Richard Namel (922).

[5] On 10 December 2012, he was taken suddenly ill while in a hotel in Luganville, and was rushed to hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short while later.

Green Confederation MP Moana Carcasses Kalosil formed a new coalition government on 23 March.

Pascal Iauko was also endorsed by local elders, in accordance with a tradition of leadership being entrusted in a relative of the deceased leader.

[8] On a day marked by heavy rain, turnout was 52%, considered low by Vanuatu standards.

In October 2013, however, the Group merged back into the Vanua'aku Party, and joined Prime Minister Carcasses' parliamentary majority.