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The National Parliament of Papua New Guinea is the unicameral national legislature in Papua New Guinea. It was created in 1964 as the House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea but gained its current name after the nation was granted independence in 1975.
The 124 members of the National Parliament are elected from single-member constituencies by limited instant-runoff voting; voters are given up to three preferences, with a candidate declared elected once they received over 50% of preference votes. [2]
Papua New Guinea Party: Vanimo-Green River Open: West Sepik: 2007–present Alexander Suguman Orme United Resources Party: Sumkar Open: Madang: 2022–present Pila Kole Niningi Pangu Pati: Imbonggu Open: Southern Highlands: 2012–present Steven Pim People's National Congress: Dei Open: Western Highlands: 2022–September 2023 (died) [5] Simon ...
No women were elected, which made Papua New Guinea one of the few countries in the world at the time to have no female members of the national legislature. [4] Significant irregularities marred that election, with a minimum of sixteen electoral officials arrested for corruption. [5] The National Parliament re-elected Peter O'Neill as prime ...
The 2024 Papua New Guinean unrest occurred on 10 January 2024 in Papua New Guinea's capital Port Moresby, later spreading to Lae and other cities. The unrest began following protests by security officers due to a sudden reduction in their salaries and prime minister James Marape's tax deduction announcement which was later retracted.
Leader of the Opposition is a constitutionally sanctioned office in Papua New Guinea.It originates from Westminster role for a leader of the opposition.. The Constitution defines the role "for a member of the Parliament of Papua New Guinea as being the principal speaker on behalf of those members of the Parliament who are not generally committed to support the government".
The People's National Congress is a political party in Papua New Guinea. Its former leader Bill Skate served as prime minister from 1997 to 1999 and as speaker of Parliament from 2002 to 2004. Skate died in 2006 and the party was led by Peter O'Neill until 2022. PNC originated from the National Capital District where former leader (late Bill ...
7th National Parliament: Sir Bill Skate MP August 5, 2002 – May 28, 2004 Hon Jeffrey Nape MP May 28, 2004 – August 13, 2007 8th National Parliament: August 13, 2007 – August 3, 2012 9th National Parliament: Theo Zurenuoc MP August 3, 2012 – August 2, 2017 10th National Parliament: Job Pomat MP August 2, 2017 – present