The Papua New Guinea Electoral Commission is the national institution responsible for elections in

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

. It is an independent office established by the

Constitution of Papua New Guinea The law of Papua New Guinea consists of the Constitution, ordinary statutes enacted by Parliament or adopted at independence from overseas (together with their pendant regulations) and judge-made law. Constitution The Constitution is " autochtho ...

. The commission is headed by an Electoral Commissioner, appointed by the

Governor-General of Papua New Guinea The governor-general of Papua New Guinea () is the vice-regal representative of the Papua New Guinean monarch, currently Charles III, in Papua New Guinea. The governor-general is appointed by the monarch after their nomination by the National ...

on the advice of the Electoral Commission Appointments Committee. Patilias Gamato has been the Electoral Commissioner since November 2015.

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Official website
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