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1987 Papua New Guinean general election

FieldValue
countryPapua New Guinea
ongoingno
election_date13 June-4 July 1987
previous_election1982
next_election1992
seats_for_electionAll 109 seats in the National Parliament
majority_seats55
party1Pangu Pati
leader1Michael Somare
percentage114.93
seats126
last_election151
party2People's Democratic Movement
leader2Paias Wingti
percentage210.93
seats217
last_election2New
party3National Party (Papua New Guinea)
percentage34.97
seats312
last_election313
party4Melanesian Alliance Party
leader4Michael Somare
percentage45.62
seats47
last_election48
party5People's Action Party (Papua New Guinea)
leader5Ted Diro
percentage53.21
seats56
last_election5New
party6People's Progress Party
leader6Julius Chan
percentage66.16
seats65
last_election614
party7Morobe
leader7Utula Samana
percentage72.23
seats74
last_election7New
party8LNA
leader8John Nilkare
percentage84.83
seats83
last_election8New
party9Papua Party
leader9Galeva Kwarara
percentage91.27
seats93
last_election90
party10United Party (Papua New Guinea)
percentage103.19
seats101
last_election109
party12Independents
leader12—
percentage1240.90
seats1222
last_election124
titlePrime Minister
before_electionPaias Wingti
before_partyPeople's Democratic Movement
after_electionPaias Wingti
after_partyPeople's Democratic Movement

General elections were held in Papua New Guinea between 13 June and 4 July 1987. The Pangu Party emerged as the largest party, winning 26 of the 109 seats. Voter turnout was 73.5%.

Results

None of the eighteen female candidates were elected, leading to the first all-male National Parliament in Papua New Guinea's history.

Following the elections, all 22 elected independents joined parties, while two National Party MPs defected; the People's Democratic Movement (PDM) gained nine MPs, the People's Action Party eight, the People's Progress Party (PPP) five, and the Pangu Party and United Party one. The three vacant seats were later won by the National Party, PDM and PPP.

Aftermath

The newly elected Parliament met on 5 August to elect the Prime Minister. Incumbent Prime Minister Paias Wingti defeated former Prime Minister Michael Somare by a vote of 54 to 51. Wingti formed a 25-member cabinet, with Minister of Education Aruru Matiabe also serving as Acting Foreign Minister due to the previous incumbent Ted Diro being accused of corruption during an ongoing inquiry. Diro was instead appointed as a minister without portfolio.

Wingti cabinetPositionMinister
Prime MinisterPaias Wingti
Deputy Prime Minister
Minister for Trade and IndustryJulius Chan
Minister for Administrative ServicesJohnson Maladina
Minister for Agriculture and LivestockGai Duwabane
Minister for Civil AviationHugo Berghuser
Minister for CommunicationsGabriel Ramoi
Minister for Corrective InstitutionsAron Noaio
Minister for DefenceJames Pokasui
Minister for EducationAruru Matiabe
Minister for Environment and ConservationPerry Zeipi
Minister for Finance and PlanningGaleva Kwarara
Minister for Fisheries and Marine ResourcesAlan Ebu
Minister for ForestsTom Horik
Minister for HealthTim Ward
Minister for Home Affairs and YouthEserom Burege
Minister for HousingTom Amaiu
Minister for JusticeAlbert Kipalan
Minister for Labour and EmploymentMasket Iangalio
Minister for Lands and Physical PlanningKalas Swokim
Minister for Minerals and EnergyJohn Kaputin
Minister for PoliceLegu Vagi
Minister for Public ServiceDennis Young
Minister for TransportRoy Yaki
Minister for WorksAita Ivarato
Minister without PortfolioTed Diro

References

References

  1. [[Dieter Nohlen]], Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II'', p770 {{ISBN. 0-19-924959-8
  2. Sepoe, Orovu, "To make a difference: Realities of women’s participation in Papua New Guinea politics", Development Bulletin, no. 59, 2002, p.40. ([http://devnet.anu.edu.au/GenderPacific/pdfs/06_gen_civil_sepoe.pdf Electronic version] {{webarchive. link. (2009-09-13 ))
  3. Nohlen ''et al.'', p774
  4. Yaw Saffu [https://as.ucpress.edu/content/ucpas/28/2/242.full.pdf Papua New Guinea in 1987: Wingti's Coalition in a Disabled System]
  5. [https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-338140957/view?partId=nla.obj-338167105#page/n13/mode/1up Wingti The Victorious] ''Pacific Islands Monthly'', September 1987, pp12–15
  6. [https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-338140957/view?partId=nla.obj-338167365#page/n15/mode/1up The New Government] ''Pacific Islands Monthly'', September 1987, p16
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