| Parliament name |
National Parliament |
| Structure of parliament |
Unicameral |
| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) (from/to) | 24 June 2017
8 July 2017 |
| Purpose of elections |
As in previous elections, no party won an outright majority in the 111-member National Parliament. Prime Minister Peter O'Neill's People's National Congress Party (PNC) remained the largest party. The National Alliance, led by Mr. Patrick Pruaitch, came in second, thereby becoming the largest opposition party in the new legislature. No women made it to parliament despite an increase in the number of female candidates: 167, up from 135 in 2012. On 2 August, the newly elected Parliament re-elected Mr. O'Neill (PNC) as Prime Minister.
During the election campaign, many parties focused on the economy. The country's rich natural resources have been hit by falling global commodity prices. Opponents of the Prime Minister criticized the Government for high levels of unemployment, crime and poverty. |
Date of previous elections: 23 June - 17 July 2012
Timing of election: Upon normal expiry
Expected date of next elections: June 2022
Number of seats at stake: 111 (full renewal)
Number of candidates: 3,332 (3,165 men, 167 women)
Percentage of women candidates: 5%
Number of parties contesting the election: 44
Number of parties winning seats: 21
Alternation of power: No
Date of the first session of the new parliament: 2 August 2017
Name of the new Speaker: Mr. Job Pomat (People's National Congress Party, PNC) |
| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Round no 1 (from/to) | 24 June 2017
8 July 2017 |
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes |
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Notes
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| Distribution of votes |
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Round no 1
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| Political Group |
Candidates |
Votes |
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% |
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| People's National Congress Party (PNC) |
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| National Alliance (NA) |
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| Independents |
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| Pangu Paty (PANGU) |
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| United Resources Party (URP) |
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| PNG Party (PNGP) |
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| People's Progressive Party (PPP) |
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| Social Democratic Party (SDP) |
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| Triumph Heritage Empowerment (THE) |
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| PNG National Party (PNGNP) |
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| PNG Country Party (PNGCP) |
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| United Party (UP) |
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| People's Democratic Movement (PDM) |
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| People's Labour Party (PLP) |
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| Our Development Party (ODP) |
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| Melanesian Alliance Party (MAP) |
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| Melanesian Progressive Party (MPP) |
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| Christian Democratic Party (CDP) |
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| CFR |
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| Distribution of seats |
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Round no 1
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| Political Group |
Total
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| People's National Congress Party (PNC) |
25
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| National Alliance (NA) |
15
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| Independents |
12
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| Pangu Paty (PANGU) |
10
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| United Resources Party (URP) |
8
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| PNG Party (PNGP) |
6
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| People's Progressive Party (PPP) |
6
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| Social Democratic Party (SDP) |
3
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| Triumph Heritage Empowerment (THE) |
3
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| PNG National Party (PNGNP) |
3
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| PNG Country Party (PNGCP) |
1
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| United Party (UP) |
1
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| People's Democratic Movement (PDM) |
1
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| People's Labour Party (PLP) |
1
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| Our Development Party (ODP) |
1
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| Melanesian Alliance Party (MAP) |
1
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| Melanesian Progressive Party (MPP) |
1
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| Christian Democratic Party (CDP) |
1
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| CFR |
1
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| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
106
0
0.00%
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| Distribution of seats according to age |
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| Distribution of seats according to profession |
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| Comments |
Unofficial results. There are five vacant seats.
Sources:
Parliament (01.08.2017, 03.08.2017)
http://www.pngec.gov.pg/
http://www.sbs.com.au
http://news.pngfacts.com/
http://www.looppng.com
http://www.abc.net.au
http://www.ifes.org/sites/default/files/2017_ifes_png_national_election_faqs_final_0.pdf
http://www.radionz.co.nz |
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