National Parliament of Papua New Guinea

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National Parliament of Papua New Guinea
Basic data
Seat: Port Moresby
Legislative period : 5 years
MPs: 111
Current legislative period
Last choice: June 24th to July 8th, 2017
Website
www.parliament.gov.pg

The National Parliament of Papua New Guinea ( National Parliament ) is the parliament in the unicameral system of Papua New Guinea . It is located in the capital, Port Moresby .

111 members of parliament are directly elected in 111 single-constituencies for five years each.

Parliament building

The old parliament building was a former hospital in Port Moresby and was used from 1964 by the House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea , which became the national parliament of Papua New Guinea after independence in 1975.

The new parliament building was built in 1984 and opened by Prince Charles . The architecture and symbolism of the building are highly controversial, including for religious reasons.

  • Parliament building, entrance

  • Portal of the Parliament building

  • Parliament building from the side

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d About Our Parliament . In: Website of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea . Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  2. ↑ Haidy Geismar: A New Government Breaks With The Past in The Papua New Guinea Parliament's "House tambaran" . In: Material World . February 9, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  3. ^ Papua New Guinea . In: places-of-power.org - A Wiki on National Parliament Buildings Worldwide . Archived from the original on April 5, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  4. ^ Purging Parliament: A New Christian Politics in Papua New Guinea? . In: Australian National University SSGM Discussion Paper 2014/1 . Retrieved August 20, 2017.

Coordinates: 9 ° 25 ′ 41.6 ″  S , 147 ° 11 ′ 27.8 ″  E