This article lists political parties in Papua New Guinea.

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

has a

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with numerous

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, in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form

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s. Political parties in the country are generally based on the personality of their leaders, rather than on any concrete ideology.

As of May 2019, the list of registered parties is: * Allegiance Party (ALG) *
Christian Democratic Party NOTOC Christian democratic parties are political parties that seek to apply Christian principles to public policy. The underlying Christian democracy movement emerged in 19th-century Europe, largely under the influence of Catholic social tea ...
(CDP) * Coalition for Reform Party (CFRP) * Grassroot United Front Party (GRUF) * Mapai Levites Party (MLP) *
Melanesian Alliance Party The Melanesian Alliance Party is a political party in Papua New Guinea. The party was co-founded by John Momis and John Kaputin in the late 1970s. The party formed an association with the National Alliance Party prior to the 1997 general elect ...
(MAP) *
Melanesian Liberal Party The Melanesian Liberal Party is a political party in Papua New Guinea. The party won 2 out of 109 seats in the 2007 General Election. Following the 2007 Election, it initially supported Prime Minister Michael Somare's government, as Party lead ...
(MLP) * Model Nation Party (PKP) * National Alliance Party (NA) * National Conservative Party (NCP) * Nations' Interest Party (NIP) * New Generation Party (NGP) *
Our Development Party The Our Development Party is a political party in Papua New Guinea. The party was co-founded in 2011, after the O'Neill Government ousted the Somare Government, by Sir Puka Temu and Andy Kenemu. At the time, it had 25 members in the National Pa ...
(ODP) * Papua and Niugini Union Party (PANGU Party) *
Papua New Guinea Party The Papua New Guinea Party is a political party in Papua New Guinea. It was founded in 2007 by former Prime Minister and Leader of the People's Democratic Movement, Mekere Morauta, along with MP Wake Goi. The party won 8 out of 109 seats in the ...
(PNGP) * Paradise Kingdom Party (PKP) *
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(PAP) *
People's Democratic Movement The People's Democratic Movement is a political party in Papua New Guinea. It was founded by Paias Wingti in 1985, after his faction left the Pangu Party. Wingti served as prime minister from 1985 to 1988 and from 1992 to 1994. He was later re ...
(PDM) * People's First Party (PFP) *
People's Freedom Party People's Freedom Party may mean one of the following: * People's Freedom Party (Russia) The People's Freedom Party (russian: Партия народной свободы, Partiya narodnoy svobody) or shortly PARNAS (russian: ПАРНАС), formerl ...
(UP) * People's Labour Party (PLP) * People's Movement for Change Party (PMFCP) * People's National Congress (PNC) * People's Party (PP) *
People's Progress Party The People's Progress Party is a political party in Papua New Guinea. It was founded on 11 November 1969 by Julius Chan and Warren Dutton, forming a caucus of eleven members of the House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea. Following independ ...
(PPP) * People's Resource Awareness Party (PRAP) * People's United Assembly Party (PUAP) *
PNG Country Party The Papua New Guinea Country Party is a political party in Papua New Guinea. It was founded in 1974. History The party was founded by Sinake Giregire in March 1974 in advance of Papua New Guinean independence, drawing members largely from the U ...
(PNCP) * PNG Destiny Party (PNGDP) * PNG First Party (PNGFP) * PNG Greens Party (PNGGP) * PNG Human Rights Party (PNGHRP) *
PNG National Party The Papua New Guinea National Party is a political party in Papua New Guinea. It was formed in September 1969 by Thomas Kavali, Sabumei Kofikai and Siwi Kurondo when the three MPs broke away from the Compass Party. It was formally launched on ...
(PNGNP) * PNG One Nation Party (PONP) * PNG Socialist Party (PNGSP) * PNG Youths Party (PNGYP) *
Republican Party Republican Party is a name used by many political parties around the world, though the term most commonly refers to the United States' Republican Party. Republican Party may also refer to: Africa * Republican Party (Liberia) Republican Party ...
(RP)
Social Democratic Party The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology. Active parties For ...
(SDP) * SOM Pioneer Party (SOM) * Star Alliance Party (SAP) *
Triumph Heritage Empowerment Party The Triumph Heritage Empowerment Party ("T.H.E Party") is a political party in Papua New Guinea. It was founded in 2012 by Don Polye, Minister of Finance at the time. As of May 2019, the party has 1 member in the National Parliament. Background ...
(THEP) * Trust PNG Party (TPNGP) * United Labour Party (PTU) * United Party (UP) *
United Resources Party The United Resources Party is a political party in Papua New Guinea. Foundation, Agiru and Akoitai's leadership It was established in December 1997 by Southern Highlands Governor Anderson Agiru, who became the inaugural leader. Its platform emp ...
(URP) * Wantok in Godly Services Party (WINGS)

Defunct or non-registered parties

Parties active only in Bougainville
* Bougainville Independence Movement *
Bougainville Labour Party Bougainville Labour Party (BLP) is a political party in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. It was established ahead of the inaugural 2005 election by lawyer Thomas Tamusio and philosopher Albert Toro. The party endorsed Bo ...
* Bougainville People's Congress * New Bougainville Party

See also
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Politics of Papua New Guinea The politics of Papua New Guinea takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic multi-party system, whereby the prime minister is the head of government. Papua New Guinea is an independent Commonwealth realm, with the mon ...
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List of political parties by country This is a list of ruling political parties by country, in the form of a table with a link to an overview of political parties in each country and showing which party system is dominant in each country. A political party is a political organizat ...

References

External links

Registry of Political Parties, Papua New Guinea

Electoral Commission list of registered parties

Explanation of party system in Papua New Guinea
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Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

Political parties A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

Political parties A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...