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2002 Papua New Guinean General Election
General elections were held in Papua New Guinea between 15–29 June 2002. Inter-Parliamentary Union Sir Michael Somare
Sir Michael Thomas Somare (9 April 1936 – 26 February 2021) was a Papua New Guinean politician. Widely called the "father of the nation" (), he was the first Prime Minister after independence. At the time of his death, Somare was also the lo ... 's National ...
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1997 Papua New Guinean General Election
General elections were held in Papua New Guinea between 14 and 28 June 1997.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II'', p770 The result was a victory for the People's Progress Party The People's Progress Party is a political party in Papua New Guinea. It was founded on 11 November 1969 by Julius Chan and Warren Dutton, forming a caucus of eleven members of the House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea. Following independ ..., which won 16 of the 109 seats, despite receiving fewer votes than the National Alliance Party. Voter turnout was 66%. Results References External linksCentre on Democratic Performance Election Results Archive {{Papua New Guinean elections Elections in Papua New Guinea Papua 1997 in Papua New Guinea National Parliament of Papua New Guinea Election and referendum articles with incomplete results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prime Minister Of Papua New Guinea
The prime minister of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Prai Minista bilong Papua Niugini) is Papua New Guinea's head of government, consequent on being the leader of the party or coalition with majority support in the National Parliament. The prime minister serves as the head of his party, the head of the coalition government, and the chairman of the National Executive Council. The office of Prime Minister was preceded by the Chief Ministry. 2011–2012 constitutional crisis From December 2011, the office was disputed between Peter O'Neill of the People's National Congress Party and Sir Michael Somare of the National Alliance Party; the latter eventually supported O'Neill as Prime Minister on 3 August 2012, thus ending the constitutional crisis. List of prime ministers of Papua New Guinea (1975–present) See also * Monarch of Papua New Guinea *Governor-General of Papua New Guinea Notes References {{Prime Minister Papua New Guinea, Prime Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's First Party (Papua New Guinea)
The People's First Party (also known as the People First Party, Pipol First Party or Pipol's First Party) is a political party in Papua New Guinea. It was established in August 2001 by Morobe Province governor Luther Wenge. Wenge was re-elected at the 2002 election and Tom Amukele elected for Okapa Open. Amukele attempted to defect to the governing National Alliance Party of Michael Somare, resulting in protests from Wenge; however, this did not occur after Wenge agreed to support Somare. In September 2002, the party won a Supreme Court declaration that legislation introducing a value added tax A value-added tax (VAT), known in some countries as a goods and services tax (GST), is a type of tax that is assessed incrementally. It is levied on the price of a product or service at each stage of production, distribution, or sale to the en ... was unconstitutional. A reported merger with the United Party in October 2002 did not proceed, with the party reported to still have tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's National Congress (Papua New Guinea)
The People's National Congress is a political party in Papua New Guinea. Its former leader Bill Skate served as Prime Minister from 1997 to 1999 and as speaker of Parliament from 2002 to 2004. Skate died in 2006 and the party was led by Peter O'Neill until 2022. PNC originated from the National Capital District where former leader (late Bill Skate) was the Governor of NCD and the Parliamentary Member. The party had 16 members in the 113-seat National Parliament of Papua New Guinea as of December 2022. History The party was founded in 1993. It merged with the Christian Country Party and a number of smaller parties in April 1998 to form the PNG First Party, but split in June 1999 into a revived People's National Congress and a revived National Party. At the National General elections of 2002, the party won 2 of 109 seats. At the 2007 election, the party won 4 seats. It became a member of the coalition government led by Michael Somare's National Alliance, and received two ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nation Transformation Party
The Nation Transformation Party (NTP) was a political party in Papua New Guinea. It was established for the 2002 election by pastor Francis Apurel, who ran for the Southern Highlands Provincial seat vacated by dismissed Governor Anderson Agiru Anderson Pawa Agiru (died 28 April 2016) was a Papua New Guinean politician. He was the Governor of Southern Highlands Province from 1997 to 2002 and 2007 to 2012 and the Governor of Hela Province from its creation in 2012 until his death. His .... The party repeatedly referred to the United Resources Party as their "sister party". It won two seats at the election: David Anggo in Chuave Open and Kimson Kare in Wewak Open. The party soon dissipated, with Anggo identified as an independent by December that year and Kare drifting to the People's National Congress. It was reported in February 2006 to have merged into the People's National Congress. References Defunct political parties in Papua New Guinea {{PapuaNewGuinea-p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pan Melanesian Congress
The Pan Melanesian Congress was a political party in Papua New Guinea. It was established in late 2001 by Karimui-Nomane MP Simeon Wai, with Wai as parliamentary leader, Privatization Commission chairman and former MP Ben Micah as party president, and future MP Nixon Duban as president of its student wing. It was immediately brought into Cabinet in advance of the 2002 election, with Wai promoted to Minister for Agriculture and Livestock by Prime Minister Mekere Morauta. The party sought "full political, economic and social integration of the Melanesian nations by the year 2025", with a Melanesian federation along the lines of the European Union, with "a common currency, a Melanesian parliament and common policies on environment protection, resource development, foreign affairs, security and defence". It complained about a lack of visible development in Western Province and West Sepik Province Sandaun Province (formerly West Sepik Province) is the northwesternmost mainland p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melanesian Alliance Party
The Melanesian Alliance Party is a political party in Papua New Guinea. The party was co-founded by John Momis and John Kaputin in the late 1970s. The party formed an association with the National Alliance Party prior to the 1997 general election, but relaunched as a separate party in February 2002 with three founding National Alliance members: Bernard Narokobi, Sir Moi Avei, and Dame Carol Kidu. Narokobi resumed the leadership, but lost his seat at the 2002 election. It returned three MPs at the 2002 election: Sir Moi Avei (Kairuku-Hiri Open), Anderson Vele (Rigo Open) and Dame Carol Kidu (Moresby South Open). Avei assumed the leadership; however, he was replaced by Kidu in May 2007 after a leadership tribunal recommended Avei's dismissal from office. She was the sole MP returned for the party at the 2007 election. She retired at the 2012 election. Kidu was succeeded as leader by Sam Akoitai for the 2012 election campaign; however, the party won no seats at the election ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Party (Papua New Guinea)
The United Party is a political party in Papua New Guinea. As of May 2019, it has one seat in the National Parliament and is led by Minister for Foreign Affairs, Rimbink Pato. History There were attempts from 1964 to 1968 to form political parties. A meeting was held in Port Moresby and a Territory Country Party, organized along the lines of the Australian Country Party, was formed in 1967. The connection between Australian Country Party and political parties in PNG was through the Compass Party (later United Party). Despite talks and media release, the Compass Party was formed in Minj in 1967 by certain expatriate and indigenous Members of the House of Assembly who were aligned with the farmers and planters association, the Highlands Farmers & Settlers Association Incorporated (HFSA). Members of HFSA in Parliament were Ian Downs, Highlands Special (President of HFSA), John Watts (WH Regional), Mike Casey (Kainantu), Sinake Giregire (Goroka) (first indigenous member of HFSA). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Party (Papua New Guinea)
The Papua New Guinea National Party is a political party in Papua New Guinea. It was formed in September 1969 by Thomas Kavali, Sabumei Kofikai and Siwi Kurondo when the three MPs broke away from the Compass Party. It was formally launched on 14 November 1969. (Kofikai later rejoined the Compass Party). Paul Pora and later Iambakey Okuk were also prominent members. At the 2002 election, the party won 3 of 109 seats. The party won 1 out of 109 seats in the 2007 General Elections. It was led into the 2012 election by Simon Sanangke from outside parliament; however, the party won no seats. It is currently led by MP Kerenga Kua, who assumed the leadership in 2016 after his resignation from the National Alliance Party. As of May 2019, the party has 2 seats in the National Parliament In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Democratic Party (Papua New Guinea)
The Christian Democratic Party is a political party in Papua New Guinea. It gained its first representation immediately after the 1997 Papua New Guinean general election, 1997 election, when Puri Ruing, who had been elected for the People's Resources Awareness Party, joined the party. The party initially supported the government of Bill Skate, but later supported the government of Mekere Morauta, with Ruing made a minister in his government. Ruing defected to the People's Democratic Movement later in the term. The party won three seats at the 2002 Papua New Guinean general election, 2002 election: Mark Anis (Tambul-Nebilyer Open), Paul Wai (Angalimp-South Wahgi Open) and Dr Banare Bun (Henganofi Open), with Bun becoming parliamentary leader. Wai died in July 2003, and the party did not retain the seat. In October 2003, Bun criticised the National AIDS Council for using "explicit sexual language" in their information campaigns. In May 2004, amidst consternation over the role of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Labour Party (Papua New Guinea)
The People's Labour Party is a political party in Papua New Guinea. History It was founded in April 2001 by Madang businessman and former MP Peter Yama, who sought a return to politics after having lost his seat at the 1997 Papua New Guinean general election, 1997 election. He pledged that, if the party formed the next government, it would give ten percent of the national budget to churches to assist young people, stating that "PNG proclaimed itself to be a Christian country but the Government had not made that a reality." He also pledged to fight corruption and to investigate a number of past financial deals involving the national government. The party won four seats at the 2002 Papua New Guinean general election, 2002 election: Yama (Usino-Bundi Open), Yuntavi Bao (Kainantu Open), Miki Kaeok (Wapenamanda Open) and Ekis Ropenu (Kerema Open). It supported Michael Somare for Prime Minister and was to be allocated one ministry in his government, but Yama stated that he would step ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Action Party (Papua New Guinea)
The People's Action Party is a right-of-centre political party in Papua New Guinea. It was founded prior to the 1987 election by former Opposition Leader Ted Diro. At the 2002 election, the party won 5 out of 109 seats in total (with 5% of the vote in total). At the 2007 election, the party won 6 seats. It supported the government of Prime Minister Michael Somare. In October 2011, four PAP MPs, including then-leader Gabriel Kapris, defected to the Papua New Guinea Party The Papua New Guinea Party is a political party in Papua New Guinea. It was founded in 2007 by former Prime Minister and Leader of the People's Democratic Movement, Mekere Morauta, along with MP Wake Goi. The party won 8 out of 109 seats in the .... The party won no seats at the 2012 election. In July 2012, the party was reported to have "disintegrated" following the Kapris defection. The party has not received any media coverage since 2012; however, it had registered to contest the 2017 election. Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
