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1997 Papua New Guinean general election

Field	Value
country	Papua New Guinea
previous_election	[1992](1992-papua-new-guinean-general-election)
election_date	14–28 June 1997
next_election	[2002](2002-papua-new-guinean-general-election)
party1	National Alliance Party (Papua New Guinea)	leader1 = Michael Somare	percentage1 = 6.48	seats1 = 8	last_election1 = New
party2	People's Progress Party	leader2 = Julius Chan	percentage2 = 6.47	seats2 = 16	last_election2 = 8
party3	Pangu Pati	leader3 = Chris Haiveta	percentage3 = 5.31	seats3 = 15	last_election3 = 20
party4	People's Democratic Movement	leader4 = Mekere Morauta	percentage4 = 4.42	seats4 = 8	last_election4 = 15
party5	People's Action Party (Papua New Guinea)	leader5 = Ted Diro	percentage5 = 4.10	seats5 = 4	last_election5 = 12
party6	Melanesian Alliance Party	leader6 = Bernard Narokobi	percentage6 = 1.82	seats6 = 5	last_election6 = 7
party7	United Party (Papua New Guinea)	leader7 = Bire Kimisopa	percentage7 = 1.75	seats7 = 3	last_election7 = 0
party8	PUP	leader8 = David Unagi	percentage8 = 1.74	seats8 = 2	last_election8 = New
party9	CDP	leader9 = Dilu Goma	percentage9 = 1.57	seats9 = 1	last_election9 = New
party10	People's National Congress (Papua New Guinea)	leader10 = Bill Skate	percentage10 = 1.56	seats10 = 5	last_election10 = New
party11	PRAP	leader11 = Michael Uvilio	percentage11 = 1.21	seats11 = 3	last_election11 = New
party12	MGA	leader12 = Steven Pokawi	percentage12 = 0.50	seats12 = 1	last_election12 = New
party13	National Party (Papua New Guinea)	leader13 = Philip Kapal	percentage13 = 0.33	seats13 = 1	last_election13 = 2
party14	PSP	leader14 = Kala Swokin	percentage14 = 0.06	seats14 = 1	last_election14 = 0
party15	Independents	leader15 = –	percentage15 = 61.46	seats15 = 36	last_election15 = 39
title	Prime Minister
before_election	Julius Chan
before_party	People's Progress Party
after_election	Bill Skate
after_party	People's National Congress (Papua New Guinea)

General elections were held in Papua New Guinea between 14 and 28 June 1997. The result was a victory for the People's Progress Party, which won 16 of the 109 seats, despite receiving fewer votes than the National Alliance Party. Voter turnout was 66%.

Results

References

[[Dieter Nohlen]], Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II'', p770 {{ISBN. 0-19-924959-8

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