1977 Papua New Guinean general election
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General elections were held in Papua New Guinea between 18 June and 9 July 1977.[1] 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. Until 2012, when three women were also elected, 1977 was the high-point of women's parliamentary representation in PNG.[2]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pangu Party | 35.0 | 40 | ||
| People's Progress Party | 15.0 | 20 | ||
| United Party | 10.0 | 24 | ||
| Papua Besena | 5.0 | 6 | ||
| Country Party | 3.0 | 0 | ||
| National Party | 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 | ||||
References
- ^ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p770 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
- ^ Sepoe, Orovu, "To make a difference: Realities of women’s participation in Papua New Guinea politics", Development Bulletin, no. 59, 2002, p.40. (Electronic version Archived 2009-09-13 at the Wayback Machine)
