National Parliament of Papua New Guinea

National Parliament of Papua New Guinea
National Parliament of Papua New Guinea
11th Parliament
Type
Type	Unicameral
Term limits	5 years
History
Founded	1964
Leadership
Monarch	Charles III ; since 8 September 2022
Governor-General	Bob Dadae ; since 28 February 2017
Speaker	Job Pomat ; since 2 August 2017
Prime Minister	James Marape, Pangu ; since 30 May 2019
Leader of the Opposition	Joseph Lelang, PNC ; since 12 August 2022
Structure
Seats	118 (96 open electorates and 22 provincial electorates)
Political groups	Government (102) Pangu Pati (42); United Resources (12); Independents (8); National Alliance (4); People's Party (4); Social Democratic (4); People's First (4); National Party (3); PNG Party (3); United Labour (3); Advance PNG (2); Liberal Party (2); Allegiance Party (1); Green Party (1); Melanesian Alliance (1); New Generation (1); Our Development (1); People's Labour (1); PMC Party (1); PNC Party (1); People's Progress (1); People's Reform (1); Destiny Party (1); THE Party (1); Opposition (13) PNC Party (13); Other (3) Vacant Seats (3) ;
Political groups	5
Elections
Voting system	Limited instant-runoff voting
Last election	9 – 22 July 2022
Next election	2027
Meeting place
	National Parliament House, Port Moresby
Website
	www.parliament.gov.pg

The National Parliament of Papua New Guinea is the unicameral national legislature in Papua New Guinea. It was created in 1964 as the House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea but gained its current name after the nation was granted independence in 1975.

^ "PNC Party's Joseph Lelang is the new opposition leader". One Papua New Guinea. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
^ https://devpolicy.org/pngmps/ PNG MP Database
^ https://devpolicy.org/pngmps/ 2 from Deceased MPs, Lagaip Open District has no member.