Papua New Guinean general election, 1997
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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 0-19-924959-8
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