National Parliament of Papua New Guinea

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The National Parliament of Papua New Guinea is the country's unicameral legislative body responsible for making laws, overseeing the government, and representing the people at the national level.

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Parliament of Papua New Guinea 2

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
national parliament
unicameral legislature
budgetaryPower approves national budget
budgetaryYear aligned with Papua New Guinea fiscal year
buildingStyle Haus Tambaran-inspired architecture
canAmend Constitution of Papua New Guinea
surface form: Constitution of Papua New Guinea (under specified procedures)

ordinary legislation
canRemove Prime Minister through vote of no confidence
constitutionalStatus supreme lawmaking authority at national level
country Papua New Guinea
electoralDistricts open electorates
provincial electorates
elects Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea
establishedBy Constitution of Papua New Guinea
foundationDate 1975
governingRules Standing Orders of the National Parliament
hasChamberName Parliament
hasCommitteeSystem yes
hasElections general elections every five years
hasJurisdiction national level
hasMace parliamentary mace as symbol of authority
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.parliament.gov.pg/
headOfParliamentTitle Speaker of the National Parliament
houseType unicameral
languageUsed English
Hiri Motu
Tok Pisin
legislatesOn national laws
legislativeBranchOf government of Papua New Guinea
surface form: Government of Papua New Guinea
locatedIn National Capital District
Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby
meetsIn Parliament House, Port Moresby
meetsInSession sittings during parliamentary year
numberOfHouses 1
numberOfMembers 111
oversees Executive branch of Papua New Guinea
passes Acts of Parliament
predecessor House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea
primaryFunction government oversight
lawmaking
representation of the people
responsibleFor ratification of international treaties (where required by law)
symbolOf national sovereignty of Papua New Guinea
termLength 5 years
votingSystem limited preferential voting

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Constitution of Papua New Guinea establishes National Parliament of Papua New Guinea
this entity surface form: Parliament of Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby isSeatOf National Parliament of Papua New Guinea
this entity surface form: Parliament of Papua New Guinea
James Marape legislativeBody National Parliament of Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea legislature National Parliament of Papua New Guinea
Governor-General of Papua New Guinea nominatedBy National Parliament of Papua New Guinea