Papua New Guinean general election, 1977
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General elections were held in Papua New Guinea
between 18 June and 9 July 1977. They were the first election since independence from Australia in 1975. The result was a victory for the Pangu Party
, which won 40 of the 109 seats. Voter turnout was 60.3%.
There were ten women candidates in total, and three - Nahau Rooney
, Waliyato Clowes and Josephine Abaijah
- were elected. As of 2009, there have never been as many women in the Papua New Guinean Parliament as during the 1977-1982 legislature.
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
between 18 June and 9 July 1977. They were the first election since independence from Australia in 1975. The result was a victory for the Pangu Party
Pangu Party
The Pangu Party or Papua and Niugini Union Pati is a political party in Papua New Guinea.It was founded in 1968 by Michael Somare, who served as prime minister of Papua New Guinea as the leader of the Pangu Party from 1972 to 1980 and from 1982 to 1985...
, which won 40 of the 109 seats. Voter turnout was 60.3%.
There were ten women candidates in total, and three - Nahau Rooney
Nahau Rooney
Nahau Rooney is a former Papua New Guinean politician.She was one of three women elected to the 109-member National Parliament of Papua New Guinea during the country's first post-independence general election, in 1977. She was re-elected in 1982, becoming the only female Member of Parliament at...
, Waliyato Clowes and Josephine Abaijah
Josephine Abaijah
Dame Josephine Abaijah, GCL, DBE was the first woman to be elected to the Papua New Guinea House of Assembly, in 1972. She was the only woman elected at that time....
- were elected. As of 2009, there have never been as many women in the Papua New Guinean Parliament as during the 1977-1982 legislature.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pangu Party Pangu Party The Pangu Party or Papua and Niugini Union Pati is a political party in Papua New Guinea.It was founded in 1968 by Michael Somare, who served as prime minister of Papua New Guinea as the leader of the Pangu Party from 1972 to 1980 and from 1982 to 1985... |
35.0 | 40 | ||
| People's Progress Party People's Progress Party The People's Progress Party is a political party in Papua New Guinea. It is led by Sir Julius Chan, and has 4 of 109 seats in parliament.It was founded in 1968 by Chan, who was Prime Minister from 1980 to 1982 and 1994 to 1997. Chan’s second government was brought down by the Sandline Affair and... |
15.0 | 20 | ||
| United Party United Party (Papua New Guinea) The United Party is a political party in Papua New Guinea.There were attempts in 1964 to 1968 in formation of political parties. A meeting was held in Port Moresby and a Territory Country Party, organized along the Australian Country Party was formed in 1967.... |
10.0 | 24 | ||
| Papua Besena | 5.0 | 6 | ||
| Country Party | 3.0 | 0 | ||
| National Party National Party (Papua New Guinea) The Papua New Guinea National Party is a political party in Papua New Guinea.At the last legislative elections, 15-29 June 2002, the party is said to have won 3 of 109 seats. The party won 1 out of 109 seats in the 2007 General Elections... |
2.0 | 2 | ||
| Mataungan Association | 3 | |||
| Bougainville Lobby | 2 | |||
| Independents | 30.0 | 11 | ||
| Vacant | ||||
| 1 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | ||||
| Total | 970,172 | 100 | 109 | |
| Source: Nohlen et al, IPU | ||||