The party first contested national elections in 1997, when it received 0.3% of the vote and failed to win a seat.
[1] In the 2001 elections its share of the vote rose to 0.7%, but it remained without parliamentary representation.
In the 2006 elections it received 0.8% of the vote, but again failed to win a seat.
The party joined the A Partnership for National Unity alliance for the 2011 elections, with the alliance winning 26 of the 53 seats in the National Assembly.
[3] The APNU formed a joint list with the Alliance for Change, which went on to win the elections.