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Speaker. Job Pomat, Pangu. since 2 August 2017. Prime Minister. James Marape, Pangu. since 30 May 2019. Leader of the Opposition. Joseph Lelang, PNC [2] since 12 August 2022.
Electoral system. 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] Of the 124 members, 102 are elected from "open" seats (increased from 96 in ...
The National Alliance Party (NAP) won 15 seats; the United Resources Party (URP) secured ten seats whilst the Pangu Pati won nine. The People's Progress Party and the Papua New Guinea Party won five seats each, the Triumph Heritage Empowerment Rural Party secured four seats, whilst the National Party won three seats.
Politics of Papua New Guinea. 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 Papua and New Guinea House of Assembly seated between 1964 and 1975 in a building in downtown Port Moresby that was previously used as a hospital. [2] The National Parliament Building was officially opened by Prince Charles on 8 August 1984. [2] The old building was demolished and it is currently being redeveloped as a Political History ...
University of Papua New Guinea. James Marape (born 24 April 1971) is a Papua New Guinean politician who has served as the prime minister of Papua New Guinea since May 2019. He has been a member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea since July 2007, representing the electorate of Tari-Pori Open in Hela Province in the New Guinea ...
The politics of Papua New Guinea takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic multi-party system, whereby the prime minister is the head of government. Papua New Guinea is an independent Commonwealth realm, with the monarch serving as head of state and a governor-general, nominated by the National Parliament, serving ...
Prior: People's Progress Party, Papua New Guinea Party. North Fly Open: Western: 2017–present William Duma: United Resources Party Hagen Open: Western Highlands: 2002–present Soroi Eoe: People's National Congress Prior: PNG National Party. Kikori Open: Gulf: 2017–present Pogio Ghate: Pangu Party Prior: Social Democratic Party. Daulo Open ...