Members of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea, 1972–1977

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Papua New Guinea gained independence on 16 September 1975, midway through the five-year term of the members of the colonial House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea who had been elected at the 1972 election. At independence, the former House of Assembly became the National Parliament, while members continued in office to serve out the remainder of their term. This is a list of members of the House of Assembly from 1972 to 1975 and the National Parliament from 1975 to 1977.[1][2][3]

Member Electorate Province
Josephine Abaijah Central Provincial Central
Wabag Open Enga
Huon Gulf Open Morobe
Paulus Arek [a] Ijivitari Open Northern
[a] Ijivitari Open Northern
West Sepik Coastal Open West Sepik
Middle Ramu Open Madang
Obura Open Eastern Highlands
Central Bougainville Open Bougainville
Kagua-Erave Open Southern Highlands
Madang Open Madang
New Ireland Provincial New Ireland
Gumine Open Chimbu
Mount Milhelm Open Chimbu
Markham Open Morobe
Julius Chan Namatanai Open New Ireland
Northern Provincial Northern
Wahgi Open Western Highlands
Karimui-Nomane Open Chimbu
Angoram Open East Sepik
Official Member
Kula Open Milne Bay
Sinake Giregire Daulo Open Eastern Highlands
John Guise Alotau Open Milne Bay
Bulolo Open Morobe
Barry Holloway Eastern Highlands Provincial Eastern Highlands
Harry Humphreys Talasea Open West New Britain
Lae Open Morobe
Madang Provincial Madang
Nawae Open Morobe
Pato Kakaraya Wapenamanda Open Enga
Sinasina Open Chimbu
Dreikikir Open East Sepik
John Kaputin Rabaul Open East New Britain
Upper Sepik Open East Sepik
Manus Provincial Manus
Chuave Open Chimbu
Jimi Open Western Highlands
Usino Bundi Open Madang
William Kearney Official Member
East New Britain Provincial East New Britain
Albert Maori Kiki Moresby Inland Open NCD
Atiheme Kimi [b] Henganofi Open Eastern Highlands
[b] Henganofi Open Eastern Highlands
Nipa-Kutubu Open Southern Highlands
Gulf Provincial Gulf
Dei Open Western Highlands
Kavieng Open New Ireland
West Sepik Provincial West Sepik
South Bougainville Open Bougainville
Tore Lokoloko Kerema Open Gulf
Kundiawa Open Chimbu
Maprik Open East Sepik
Lagaip Open Eastern Highlands
Western Provincial Western
Finschhafen Open Morobe
West New Britain Provincial West New Britain
Tambul-Nebilyer Open Western Highlands
Kompiam Baiyer Open Enga
Kandrian-Gloucester Open West New Britain
Wosera-Gawi Open East Sepik
Goroka Open Eastern Highlands
Sumkar Open Madang
North Bougainville Open Bougainville
Fr John Momis Bougainville Provincial Bougainville
Goilala Open Central
Ron Neville Southern Highlands Provincial Southern Highlands
Official Member
Mul Open Western Highlands
Iambakey Okuk Chimbu Provincial Chimbu
South Fly Open Western
Wewak Open East Sepik
Lufa Open Eastern Highlands
Hagen Open Western Highlands
Mendi Open Southern Highlands
Western Highlands Provincial Western Highlands
Kandep Porgera Open Enga
Rai Coast Open Madang
Okapa Open Eastern Highlands
Manus Open Manus
Moresby Coastal Open NCD
Official Member
Morobe Provincial Morobe
[c] Kainantu Open Eastern Highlands
Buaki Singeri Kabwum Open Morobe
[d] Kairuku-Hiri Open Central
Michael Somare East Sepik Provincial East Sepik
Sohe Open Northern
Wapei Nuku Open West Sepik
Kokopo Open East New Britain
Rigo-Abau Open Central
Matthias Toliman [e] Gazelle Open East New Britain
[e] Gazelle Open East New Britain
Bogia Open Madang
Bewani Open West Sepik
Awali Ungunaibe [f] Poroma-Kutubu Open Southern Highlands
[f] Poroma-Kutubu Open Southern Highlands
Koriam Urekit Pomio Open East New Britain
Menyamya Open Morobe
Koroba-Lake Kopiago Open Southern Highlands
Esa'ala Open Milne Bay
Turi Wari Ialibu-Pangia Open Southern Highlands
Kikori Open Gulf
Kerowagi Open Chimbu
North Fly Open Western Province
Yangoru-Saussia Open East Sepik
Dennis Young Milne Bay Provincial Milne Bay
Tari-Komo Open Southern Highlands

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Arek died of cancer on 22 November 1973. His brother, , won the resulting by-election in 1974.[4][5]
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Kimi died in 1973. The resulting by-election was won by .[6]
  3. ^ Sasakila lost his seat in September 1976 after failing to submit his annual return by the required deadline.[7] He was reinstated in November 1976 after a court appeal.[8]
  4. ^ On 8 August 1972, the National Court voided the election of Slaughter. However, he won the resulting by-election in 1973.[9][10]
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Toliman died in September 1973. The resulting by-election was won by .[11]
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Awali Ungunaibe died in 1975. His brother won the resulting by-election.

References[]

  1. ^ "Timeline of key events: Papua New Guinea's road to independence". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  2. ^ "About Our Parliament". National Parliament of Papua New Guinea. Archived from the original on 27 July 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Papua New Guinea Election Results 1972–2012" (PDF). Development Policy Centre, Australian National University. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Arek, Paulus (1929–1973)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  5. ^ Daro, Boio Bess (1976). The Papua Besena movement: Papua dainai, tano dainai, mauri dainai. Institute of Applied Social and Economic Research. p. 31.
  6. ^ Former MHA back in House Papua New Guinea Post-Courier, 30 October 1973
  7. ^ Sasakila, victim of the government juggernaut Pacific Islands Monthly, November 1976, p. 15
  8. ^ "Justice for Sasakila". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. International, Australia. 10 November 1976. p. 2. Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via Trove.
  9. ^ "Auki, In the matter of [1973] PGCDR 1; [1973] PNGLR 243 (8 August 1972)". Papua New Guinea Law Reports. PacLII. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  10. ^ "The Australian Quarterly". 45–46. 1973: 110. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  11. ^ PNG election Pacific Islands Monthly, January 1974, p. 11
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