Papua New Guinea parliamentary constituencies
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Papua New Guinea parliamentary constituencies are the electoral districts that each elect a representative to the country’s unicameral National Parliament.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electoral district system
ⓘ
political division ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Papua New Guinea Electoral Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoUsedFor | by-elections ⓘ |
| ballotType | ranked-choice ballot (limited to three preferences) ⓘ |
| category |
Electoral districts in Papua New Guinea
ⓘ
Politics of Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Australia and Oceania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| elect | Members of Parliament of Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| electionMethod | single-member constituencies ⓘ |
| electoralRollMaintainedBy | Papua New Guinea Electoral Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstElectionYearUnderCurrentSystem | 2007 GENERATED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Constitution of Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| haveBoundaryReviewsBy | Papua New Guinea Electoral Boundaries Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfStateContext | constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| impactOn | composition of the National Executive Council of Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| includeType |
open electorates
ⓘ
provincial electorates ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialAdministration | English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Organic Law on National and Local-level Government Elections
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Organic Law on Provincial Governments and Local-level Governments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | National Parliament of Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislatureType | unicameral parliament ⓘ |
| level | national ⓘ |
| linkedTo | formation of national government in Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| numberOfConstituencies | 111 ⓘ |
| numberOfOpenElectorates | 89 GENERATED ⓘ |
| numberOfProvincialElectorates | 22 GENERATED ⓘ |
| openElectoratesLocatedWithin | provinces of Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| politicalSystemContext | parliamentary democracy ⓘ |
| previousVotingSystem | first-past-the-post voting ⓘ |
| previousVotingSystemChangeYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| provincialElectoratesCorrespondTo | provinces of Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| region | Oceania ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Papua New Guinea local-level government wards
ⓘ
Papua New Guinea provinces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represent |
geographic areas of Papua New Guinea
ⓘ
population of Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| sovereignState | Independent State of Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectTo | electoral laws of Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| termLength | 5 years ⓘ |
| typeOfVoters | citizens of Papua New Guinea aged 18 or over ⓘ |
| usedFor | election of members of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| usedIn | national general elections in Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| votingSystem | limited preferential voting ⓘ |
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