▁election ▁held ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁U WP ▁lost ▁four ▁of ▁its ▁seven ▁seats , ▁including ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁party ▁leader ▁Ron ald ▁Green . ▁ ▁The ▁U WP ▁subsequently ▁file d ▁lit ig ation ▁in ▁the ▁Rose au ▁High ▁Court ▁challeng ing ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁five ▁constitu encies , ▁including ▁that ▁of ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Ro ose vel t ▁S ker rit , ▁and ▁demand ing ▁a ▁new ▁general ▁election ; ▁pending ▁the ▁results , ▁the ▁three ▁U WP ▁members ▁boy c otted ▁parliament . ▁ ▁After ▁two ▁U WP ▁members ▁did ▁not ▁attend ▁three ▁consecutive ▁sessions , ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁Ali x ▁Bo yd ▁Kn ights ▁declared ▁their ▁seats ▁vac ant ▁in ▁April , ▁and ▁a ▁by - e lection ▁was ▁scheduled ▁for ▁ 9 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Both ▁U WP ▁members ▁ran ▁and ▁won ▁their ▁seats ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁by - e lection , ▁against ▁the ▁same ▁candidates ▁they ▁faced ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁general ▁election . ▁ ▁U WP ▁member ▁H ector ▁John ▁was ▁sw orn ▁in ▁as ▁Le ader ▁of ▁the ▁O pp osition ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Four ▁of ▁the ▁six ▁U WP ▁legal ▁pet itions ▁were ▁dismiss ed ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁U WP ▁members ▁are ▁expected ▁to ▁end ▁their ▁boy c ott , ▁cit ing ▁as ▁a ▁reason ▁the ▁President ' s ▁announ cement ▁that ▁funds ▁would