United National People's Party

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The United National People's Party is a political party in Sierra Leone.

At the last elections, 14 May 2002, the party won 1.3 % of popular votes and no seats. Its candidate at the presidential elections, John Karefa-Smart won 1.0 % of the vote. In 1996, the UNPP received 21.6% of the parliamentary votes for 17 of the 68 seats. Karefa-Smart finished second to current president Ahmad Tejan Kabbah in both the 1st and 2nd rounds of voting, receiving 22.62% and 40.5% respectively.