Papua New Guinea
East Asia & Pacific 路 Capital: Port Moresby
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Upcoming elections
General election
2027 Papua New Guinea national general election
Scheduledparliament.gov.pg Official source
The Head of State, acting with, and in accordance with, the advice of the Electoral Commission, shall fix the first and last days of the period during which polling shall take place and the date by which the writs for a general election shall be returned.
pmnec.gov.pg Official source
the 2027 National General Election
How Papua New Guinea is governed
- System of government
- Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
pngec.gov.pg Official source
The Constitution of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea established the PNGEC as an independent Constitutional institution in 1975.
parliament.gov.pg Official source
The PNG Constitution also declares that the maximum term of a Parliament is five years.
- Head of state
- Monarch
pngec.gov.pg Official source
The Constitution of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea established the PNGEC as an independent Constitutional institution in 1975.
parliament.gov.pg Official source
The PNG Constitution also declares that the maximum term of a Parliament is five years.
- Head of government
- Prime Minister
pngec.gov.pg Official source
The Constitution of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea established the PNGEC as an independent Constitutional institution in 1975.
parliament.gov.pg Official source
The PNG Constitution also declares that the maximum term of a Parliament is five years.
- Voting age
- 18
pngec.gov.pg Official source
The Constitution of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea established the PNGEC as an independent Constitutional institution in 1975.
parliament.gov.pg Official source
The PNG Constitution also declares that the maximum term of a Parliament is five years.
- Compulsory voting
- No
pngec.gov.pg Official source
The Constitution of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea established the PNGEC as an independent Constitutional institution in 1975.
parliament.gov.pg Official source
The PNG Constitution also declares that the maximum term of a Parliament is five years.
- Electoral authority
- Papua New Guinea Electoral Commission
pngec.gov.pg Official source
The Constitution of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea established the PNGEC as an independent Constitutional institution in 1975.
parliament.gov.pg Official source
The PNG Constitution also declares that the maximum term of a Parliament is five years.
Legislature
pngec.gov.pg Official source
The Constitution of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea established the PNGEC as an independent Constitutional institution in 1975.
parliament.gov.pg Official source
The PNG Constitution also declares that the maximum term of a Parliament is five years.
pngec.gov.pg Official source
The Constitution of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea established the PNGEC as an independent Constitutional institution in 1975.
parliament.gov.pg Official source
The PNG Constitution also declares that the maximum term of a Parliament is five years.
- National Parliament of Papua New Guinea 118 seats 路 5-year term 路 Single-member electorates; members are elected under universal adult citizen suffrage
The National Parliament is unicameral. The head of government is chosen by Parliament after elections, usually by the party or coalition with the most seats. The Electoral Commission is constitutionally independent and conducts parliamentary elections.
pngec.gov.pg Official source
The Constitution of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea established the PNGEC as an independent Constitutional institution in 1975.
parliament.gov.pg Official source
The PNG Constitution also declares that the maximum term of a Parliament is five years.
Past elections
Newest first. Results are as the sources published them.
Parliamentary election
2022 Papua New Guinean general election
HeldWikidata Q84082483: 2022 Papua New Guinean general election Wikidata
2022 Papua New Guinean general election - point in time 2022-07-02
Parliamentary election
2017 Papua New Guinean general election
HeldWikidata Q23688106: 2017 Papua New Guinean general election Wikidata
2017 Papua New Guinean general election - point in time 2017-07-08
Papua New Guinea in numbers
From the World Bank, each with the year it is from.
Sources
Every fact above links to the page it came from. Last checked 8 October 2026 (UTC).
- ombudsman.gov.pgOfficial source
- parliament.gov.pgOfficial source
- parliament.gov.pgOfficial source
- pmnec.gov.pgOfficial source
- pngec.gov.pgOfficial source
- pngec.gov.pgOfficial source
- Wikidata Q23688106: 2017 Papua New Guinean general electionWikidata wikidata.org 路 Licence: CC0-1.0
- Wikidata Q84082483: 2022 Papua New Guinean general electionWikidata wikidata.org 路 Licence: CC0-1.0
- thenational.com.pgNews report
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