In the 1991 parliamentary election, he was elected to the parliament as a non-party member.
The Republican caucuses in Hawaii were closed to non-party members.
He currently sits as a non-party member, and is a co-founder of the new Rainbow political party.
This is geared towards the nature of the organization which many non-party members also participate in the conference.
As a non-party member of the socialist government, who did not manage any ministry, his impact on the government policies was quite limited.
But most non-party members are Front nominees and opposition leaders question the independence of some of the new parties.
There were also a number of "technocratic", non-party members.
Other elections: 307,733 places at stake, with 472,294 candidates running (49.9 percent non-party members).
In this fight, non-party members must be treated as real partners.
The influence of the moderates was enhanced by the open primary system, which allowed non-party members to vote in Republican primaries.