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General elections were held in Papua New Guinea between 15 and 29 June 2002.[1] Michael Somare's National Alliance Party won the most seats and he went on to become Prime Minister.
Results
| Party | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Alliance Party | 19 | +13 | |
| People's Democratic Movement | 13 | +5 | |
| People's Progress Party | 8 | –8 | |
| Pangu Pati | 6 | New | |
| People's Action Party | 5 | +1 | |
| People's Labour Party | 4 | New | |
| Christian Democratic Party | 3 | New | |
| National Party | 3 | +2 | |
| United Party | 3 | 0 | |
| Melanesian Alliance Party | 3 | –2 | |
| Pan Melanesian Congress | 2 | New | |
| Nation Transformation Party | 2 | New | |
| People's National Congress | 2 | New | |
| People's First Party | 2 | New | |
| Rural Pipol's Pati | 2 | New | |
| Nine other parties with one seat | 9 | – | |
| Independents | 17 | –19 | |
| Vacant | 6 | – | |
| Total | 109 | – | |
| Source: Psephos | |||
References
- ^ Papua New Guinea: Parliamentary Chamber: National Parliament: Elections held in 2002 Inter-Parliamentary Union
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