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.

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instanceOf electoral district system
political division
administeredBy Papua New Guinea Electoral Commission
alsoUsedFor by-elections
ballotType ranked-choice ballot (limited to three preferences)
category Electoral districts in Papua New Guinea
Politics of Papua New Guinea
continent Australia and Oceania
linked to: Oceania
country Papua New Guinea
elect Members of Parliament of Papua New Guinea
electionMethod single-member constituencies
electoralRollMaintainedBy Papua New Guinea Electoral Commission
firstElectionYearUnderCurrentSystem 2007
governedBy Constitution of Papua New Guinea
haveBoundaryReviewsBy Papua New Guinea Electoral Boundaries Commission
headOfStateContext constitutional monarchy
impactOn composition of the National Executive Council of Papua New Guinea
includeType open electorates
provincial electorates
languageOfOfficialAdministration English
legalBasis Organic Law on National and Local-level Government Elections
Organic Law on Provincial Governments and Local-level Governments
legislativeBody National Parliament of Papua New Guinea
legislatureType unicameral parliament
level national
linkedTo formation of national government in Papua New Guinea
numberOfConstituencies 111
numberOfOpenElectorates 89
numberOfProvincialElectorates 22
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
represent geographic areas of Papua New Guinea
population of Papua New Guinea
sovereignState Independent State of Papua New Guinea
linked to: Papua New Guinea
subdivisionOf Papua New Guinea
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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