1982 Papua New Guinean general election information
1982 Papua New Guinean general election
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5–26 June 1982
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All 109 seats in the National Parliament 55 seats needed for a majority
Party
Leader
Seats
+/–
Pangu Pati
Michael Somare
51
+21
PPP
Julius Chan
14
−2
National Party
Iambakey Okuk
13
+11
United Party
Roy Evera
9
−14
MAP
John Momis
8
New
Diro
Ted Diro
7
New
Papua Besena
Galeva Kwarara
3
−2
Independents
–
4
−23
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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General elections were held in Papua New Guinea between 5 and 26 June 1982.[1] The result was a victory for the Pangu Party, which won 51 of the 109 seats.[1] Voter turnout was 52%.
^ abKing, Peter. 1989. “Parties and Outcomes in the 1982 Elections.” In Pangu Returns to Power: The 1982 Elections in Papua New Guinea, edited by Peter King, 1–26. (Canberra: Department of Political and Social Change, Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University), pp16–17
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