Country Profile:
Upcoming Elections
- Parliamentary
June 2012
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Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II *
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Sir Michael SOMARE
- Assembly: Papua New Guinea has a unicameral National Parliament with 109 seats.
* The Queen is represented by governor general Sir Paulius MATANE.
Description of electoral system:
- The Queen is N/A N/A.
- In the National Parliament 109 members are elected by popular vote to serve 5-year terms.***
*** 89 members are elected from open electorates and 20 from provincial electorates.
Population:
- Population: 5,545,268 (July 2005 est.)
Future elections
- Parliamentary - June 2012
Past elections
- Parliamentary
First Round - June 30, 2007 - Parliamentary - June 15, 2002
Last Updated on 02/04/2010
