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2017 Papua New Guinean general election
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General elections were held in Papua New Guinea between 24 June and 8 July 2017.[1] The writs for the election were issued on 20 April,[2] and candidate nominations closed on 27 April.[1]
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Michael Somare, the first Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, retired as a Member of National Parliament at the election. Somare has served continuously since he was first elected to the pre-independence House of Assembly in 1968, an unbroken term of 49 years.[3]
On 1 August 2017 Peter O'Neill was re-elected as Prime Minister by Parliament by a vote of 64–40.[4]