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Of the 124 members, 102 are elected from "open" seats (increased from 96 in the 2022 elections), [1] with the remainder elected from "provincial" seats based on the twenty provinces, the Autonomous Region of Bougainville and the National Capital District. The winners of the provincial seats also become the provincial governor.
This is a list of the next general elections around the world in sovereign states. The general elections listed are for the government of each jurisdiction. These elections determine the prime minister and makeup of the legislature in a parliamentary democracy, or the president and then the legislature in a system where separate votes are taken for different tiers of government.
This was the closest result in the history of Papua New Guinea's parliamentary elections. [35] Michael Marum, former coach of the Papua New Guinea rugby league team, was elected governor and MP for the province of East New Britain. [36]
Papua New Guinea elects on the national level a legislature.The National Parliament has 111 members, elected for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies. [1] Papua New Guinea has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.
This national electoral calendar for 2023 lists the national/federal elections held in 2023 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included.
This local electoral calendar for 2023 lists the subnational elections held in 2023. Referendums , recall and retention elections , and national by-elections (special elections) are also included. Part of the Politics series
Guinea-Bissau. 2023 Guinea-Bissau legislative election, 4 June Gabon. 2023 Gabonese general election, 26 August Liberia. 2023 Liberian general election, 10 October (first round) & 14 November (second round) Mali. 2023 Malian constitutional referendum, 18 June Mauritania. 2023 Mauritanian parliamentary election, 13 and 27 May Madagascar
3 April – 2023 Papua New Guinea earthquake: A 7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, killing eight people, injuring several others, and causing damage. [3] 6 May – Coronation of Charles III as King of Papua New Guinea and the other Commonwealth realms. Governor-General Sir Bob Dadae attend the ceremony in ...