The House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea was the legislature of the territory of
Papua and New Guinea from 1964 to 1972. Before 1964, the
Legislative Council of Papua and New Guinea sat from 1951 to 1964 under the
Papua and New Guinea Act 1949
The ''Papua and New Guinea Act 1949'' was an Act passed by the Parliament of Australia. It replaced the ''Papua Act 1905'' and the ''New Guinea Act 1920'', and changed the status of the territories of Papua (Australian territory), Papua and terr ...
. After independence in 1975, the legislature was renamed from the House of Assembly of Papua New Guinea to the
National Parliament of Papua New Guinea
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 ...
.
From 1884 to 1902, Papua or
British New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu
Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea).
It is a simplified version of ...
was administered by
Britain and then transferred to direct rule by
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
under the
Papua Act 1906.
Australian rule was interrupted during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
.
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Politics of Papua and New Guinea
National Parliament of Papua New Guinea
1964 establishments in Papua New Guinea
1972 disestablishments