List of political parties in Papua New Guinea
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This article lists political parties in Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea has a multi-party system with numerous political parties, in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.
Political parties in Papua New Guinea are generally based on the personality of their leaders rather than on any concrete ideology, which has made party politics in the country dynamic and unpredictable.[1] This has led to criticism of the Papua New Guinean party system, both in the country itself and overseas.[2]
Currently registered parties
[edit]Represented in parliament
[edit]Other registered parties
[edit]As of May 2019, the list of registered parties is:[3]
- Christian Democratic Party (CDP)
- Coalition for Reform Party (CFRP)
- Grassroot United Front Party (GRUF)
- Mapai Levites Party (MLP)
- Melanesian Liberal Party (MLP)
- Model Nation Party (PKP)
- National Conservative Party (NCP)
- Nations' Interest Party (NIP)
- Paradise Kingdom Party (PKP)
- People's Action Party (PAP)
- People's Democratic Movement (PDM)
- People's Freedom Party (UP)
- People's National Congress (PNC)
- People's Resource Awareness Party (PRAP)
- People's United Assembly Party (PUAP)
- PNG Country Party (PNCP)
- PNG First Party (PNGFP)
- PNG Human Rights Party (PNGHRP)
- PNG One Nation Party (PONP)
- PNG Socialist Party (PNGSP)
- PNG Youths Party (PNGYP)
- Republican Party (RP)
- SOM Pioneer Party (SOM)
- Star Alliance Party (SAP)
- Trust PNG Party (TPNGP)
- United Party (UP)
- Wantok in Godly Services Party (WINGS)
Defunct or non-registered parties
[edit]- Advance PNG Party (APNGP)
- Economic Endeavour Party (EEP)
- Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP)
- Kingdom First Party
- Liberal Party (LP)
- Melanesian Labour Party (MLP)
- Melanesian People's Party (MPP)
- National Advance Party
- National Front Party (NFP)
- Nation Transformation Party (NTP)
- National Vision for Humanity Party (NVHP)
- One People Party (OPP)
- Pan Melanesian Congress Party (PMCP)
- Papua Besena
- Party for Justice and Dignity (PJD)
- People's Destiny & Development Party (PDDP)
- People's Development Party (PDP)
- People's First Conservative Party (PFCP)
- People's Heritage Party (PHP)
- People's Solidarity Party (PSP)
- People's Unity Party
- People's Welfare Party (PWP)
- PNG Conservative Party
- PNG Constitutional Democratic Party (PNGCDP)
- PNG Labour Party
- PNG Integrity Party (PNGIP)
- PNG Revival Party (PNGRP)
- Rural Development Party
- Rural Pipols' Pati (RPP)
- Simple People's Party (SPP)
- True People's Party (TPP)
- Yumi Reform Party (YRP)
League for National Advancement (LNA)
Parties active only in Bougainville
[edit]- Bougainville Independence Movement
- Bougainville Labour Party
- Bougainville People's Congress
- New Bougainville Party
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Laveil, Maholopa (7 November 2022). "Party politics in Papua New Guinea". Lowy Institute.
- ^ Renagi, Reginald (20 February 2026). "PNG needs to fix its political party system". The National.
- ^ "Total number of parties 34: Gelu". The National. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
External links
[edit]- Registry of Political Parties, Papua New Guinea
- Electoral Commission list of registered parties
- Explanation of party system in Papua New Guinea (note - somewhat out of date since the recent electoral reforms)
