Politics of Papua New Guinea

Politics of Papua New Guinea Political parties in Papua New Guinea Elections in Papua New Guinea

Elections in Papua New Guinea gives information on election and election results in Papua New Guinea. An election is a process in which a vote is held to elect candidates to an office. It is the mechanism by which a democracy fills elective offices in the legislature, and sometimes the executive and judiciary, and in which electorates choose local government officials.

See election for a more comprehensive discussion and the List of democracy and elections-related topics for an overview on related topics.

Papua New Guinea elects on national level a legislature. The National Parliament has 109 members, elected for a five year term in single-seat constituencies. 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.

Contents

1 Last elections 2 Past elections 3 See also 4 External links

Last elections

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Past elections

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See also

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system

External links

• Electionworld (http://www.electionworld.org/papua.htm)
• Adam Carr's Election Archive (http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/p/papuanewguinea/)