Papua New Guinean general election, 1997
General elections were held in Papua New Guinea between 14 and 28 June 1997.[1] The result was a victory for the People's Progress Party, which won 16 of the 109 seats, despite receiving fewer votes than the National Alliance Party. Voter turnout was 66.0%.
Results
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/- |
| National Alliance Party |
288,965 |
6.5 |
6 |
New |
| People's Progress Party |
288,634 |
6.5 |
16 |
+6 |
| Pangu Party |
237,028 |
5.3 |
13 |
-9 |
| People's Democratic Movement |
197,331 |
4.4 |
8 |
-7 |
| People's Action Party |
182,845 |
4.1 |
4 |
-9 |
| Melanesian Alliance Party |
81,303 |
1.8 |
5 |
-4 |
| United Party |
77,917 |
1.8 |
3 |
+3 |
| National Party |
16,009 |
0.4 |
1 |
-1 |
| Other parties |
351,347 |
7.9 |
17 |
- |
| Independents |
2,738,520 |
61.4 |
36 |
+6 |
| Invalid/blank votes |
|
- |
- |
- |
| Total |
2,244,531 |
100 |
109 |
0 |
| Source: Nohlen et al |
References
- ^ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p770 ISBN 0199249598
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