Papua New Guinean general election, 1987
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General elections were held in Papua New Guinea between 13 June and 4 July 1987.[1] The result was a victory for the Pangu Party, which won 27 of the 109 seats. Voter turnout was 76.0%.
There were eighteen women candidates in total. None were elected, leading to the first all-male National Parliament in Papua New Guinea's history.[2]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pangu Party | 408,082 | 14.9 | 27 | -34 |
| People's Democratic Movement | 298,715 | 10.9 | 26 | New |
| People's Progress Party | 168,280 | 6.4 | 10 | -3 |
| Melanesian Alliance Party | 153,611 | 5.6 | 7 | +1 |
| National Party | 135,761 | 5.0 | 10 | -9 |
| League for National Advancement | 132,001 | 4.8 | 3 | New |
| People's Action Party | 87,836 | 3.2 | 14 | New |
| United Party | 87,243 | 3.2 | 2 | -4 |
| Morobe Independent Group | 60,922 | 2.2 | 4 | New |
| Papua Party | 34,636 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Papua Besena | 17,122 | 0.6 | 0 | New |
| Country Party | 10,743 | 0.4 | 0 | New |
| Other parties | 19,603 | 0.7 | 0 | - |
| Independents | 1,117,635 | 40.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacant | - | - | 3 | - |
| Invalid/blank votes | - | - | - | |
| Total | 1,355,477 | 100 | 109 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
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)
