Papua New Guinean general election, 1982
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General elections were held in Papua New Guinea
between 5 and 6 June 1982. The result was a victory for the Pangu Party
, which won 61 of the 109 seats. Voter turnout was 52.0%.
There were seventeen women candidates in total. Only one, Nahau Rooney
, was elected. She had been standing for re-election, as had MPs Waliyato Clowes and Josephine Abaijah
, who both lost their seats.
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 5 and 6 June 1982. 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 61 of the 109 seats. Voter turnout was 52.0%.
There were seventeen women candidates in total. Only one, 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...
, was elected. She had been standing for re-election, as had MPs 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....
, who both lost their seats.
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... |
34.0 | 61 | ||
| 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... |
10.0 | 19 | ||
| 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... |
10.0 | 13 | ||
| 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.... |
7.2 | 6 | ||
| Melanesian Alliance Party Melanesian Alliance Party The Melanesian Alliance Party is a political party in Papua New Guinea. The party was co-founded by John Momis and John Kaputin in the late 1970s. At the last legislative elections, 15-29 June 2002, the party is said to have won 3 of 109 seats. The party won only 1 seat of the 109 seats in the... |
8.6 | 6 | New | |
| PNG Independent Group | 6.9 | 0 | New | |
| Papua Party | 1.6 | 3 | New | |
| Papua Action Party | 0.8 | 0 | ||
| Independents | 20.9 | 0 | ||
| Vacant | ||||
| 1 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | ||||
| Total | 1,194,114 | 100 | 109 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen et al | ||||