| Parliament name |
National Parliament |
| Structure of parliament |
Unicameral |
| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) (from/to) | 23 June 2012
17 July 2012 |
| Purpose of elections |
The People's National Congress Party (PNCP) became the largest party in parliament, with 27 of the 111 seats. 18 other parties also won seats. The 2012 elections saw a high turnover: around 60 per cent of outgoing members, including Speaker Jeffrey Nape, were not returned to office. The outgoing legislature had failed to pass a quota bill that would have reserved 22 seats for women. The number of women nevertheless increased from one to three, though without Dame Carol Kidu, the sole woman in the outgoing legislature and sponsor of the quota bill, who retired at the end of the legislature.
On 3 August, the new parliament re-elected Mr. Peter O'Neill (People's National Congress Party, PNCP) as Prime Minister with the support of 93 members. This ended a year-long political stalemate, during which Mr. O'Neill and former long-time Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare both claimed to lead the government. The new 33-member Cabinet comprised 11 parties including the PNCP and Mr. Somare's National Alliance (NA).
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Dates of previous elections: 30 June - 17 July 2007
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature: 16 May 2012
Timing of election: Upon normal expiry
Expected date of next elections: June 2017
Number of seats at stake: 100 (full renewal)
Number of candidates: 3,435 (3,300 men, 135 women)
Percentage of women candidates: 3.9%
Number of parties contesting the election: 46
Number of parties winning seats: 21
Alternation of power: Not applicable (Two persons claimed to be Prime Minister before the 2012 elections)
Number of parties in government: 11
Names of parties in government: People's National Congress Party, Triumph Heritage Empowerment Party, National Alliance, United Resources Party, People's Party, People's Progress Party, People's Democratic Movement, Indigenous People's Party, United Party, Our Development Party, Social Democratic Party and one independent member
Date of the first session of the new parliament: 3 August 2012
Name of the new Speaker: Mr. Theodore Zibang Zurecnuoc (People's Progress Party)
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| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Round no 1 (from/to) | 23 June 2012
17 July 2012 |
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes |
4'776'096
3'672'251 (76.89%)
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Notes
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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 (PNCP) |
27
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| Independents |
16
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| Triumph Heritage Empowerment party |
12
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| PNG Party |
8
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| National Alliance (NA) |
7
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| United Resources Party (URP) |
7
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| People's Progress Party |
6
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| People's Party |
6
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| Social Democratic Party |
3
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| People's Movement for Change Party |
2
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| People's United Assembly Party |
2
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| People's Democratic Movement (PDM) |
2
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| Coalition for Reform Party |
2
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| Melanesian Liberal Party (MLP) |
2
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| New Generation Party (NGP) |
2
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| Indigenous People's Party |
1
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| Our Development Party |
1
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| Pangu Paty (PP) |
1
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| PNG Constitutional Democratic Party |
1
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| PNG Country Party |
1
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| Stars Alliance Party |
1
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| United Party (UP) |
1
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| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
108
3
2.70%
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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 |
Sources:
- National Parliament (03.08.2012, 09.08.2012)
- http://www.pngec.gov.pg/partysum.html |
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