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

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 AbaijahCentral ProvincialCentral
Tei AbalWabag OpenEnga
Gideon ApengHuon Gulf OpenMorobe
Paulus Arek [lower-alpha 1]Ijivitari OpenNorthern
Sergius Arek [lower-alpha 1]Ijivitari OpenNorthern
Brere AwolWest Sepik Coastal OpenWest Sepik
Kui BaiyangMiddle Ramu OpenMadang
Onamauta BeibeObura OpenEastern Highlands
Raphael BeleCentral Bougainville OpenBougainville
Yano BeloKagua-Erave OpenSouthern Highlands
Angmai BilasMadang OpenMadang
Obed BoasNew Ireland ProvincialNew Ireland
Ninkama BomaiGumine OpenChimbu
Karigl BonggereMount Milhelm OpenChimbu
Phillip BusengMarkham OpenMorobe
Julius ChanNamatanai OpenNew Ireland
Mackenzie DaugiNorthern ProvincialNorthern
Kaibelt DiriaWahgi OpenWestern Highlands
Inuabe EgaianoKarimui-Nomane OpenChimbu
Bill EichornAngoram OpenEast Sepik
Tom EllisOfficial Member
John FifitaKula OpenMilne Bay
Sinake GiregireDaulo OpenEastern Highlands
John GuiseAlotau OpenMilne Bay
Gedisa GwajuBulolo OpenMorobe
Barry HollowayEastern Highlands ProvincialEastern Highlands
Harry HumphreysTalasea OpenWest New Britain
Toni IlaLae OpenMorobe
Bruce JephcottMadang ProvincialMadang
Amenao JongombeiNawae OpenMorobe
Pato KakarayaWapenamanda OpenEnga
Kobale KaleSinasina OpenChimbu
Toromble KabaiDreikikir OpenEast Sepik
John KaputinRabaul OpenEast New Britain
Anskar KarmelUpper Sepik OpenEast Sepik
Pikah KasauManus ProvincialManus
John KaupaChuave OpenChimbu
Thomas KavaliJimi OpenWestern Highlands
Marcus KawoUsino Bundi OpenMadang
William KearneyOfficial Member
Damien KerekuEast New Britain ProvincialEast New Britain
Albert Maori KikiMoresby Inland OpenNCD
Atiheme Kimi [lower-alpha 2]Henganofi OpenEastern Highlands
Bono Azanifa [lower-alpha 2]Henganofi OpenEastern Highlands
Ibne KorNipa-Kutubu OpenSouthern Highlands
Tom KoraeaGulf ProvincialGulf
Parua KuriDei OpenWestern Highlands
Perry KwanKavieng OpenNew Ireland
Paul LangroWest Sepik ProvincialWest Sepik
Paul LapunSouth Bougainville OpenBougainville
Tore LokolokoKerema OpenGulf
Joseph LuangaKundiawa OpenChimbu
Pita LusMaprik OpenEast Sepik
Waitea MagnoliasLagaip OpenEastern Highlands
Naipuri MainaWestern ProvincialWestern
Popou MalengudoiFinschhafen OpenMorobe
John ManekeWest New Britain ProvincialWest New Britain
Koitaga ManoTambul-Nebilyer OpenWestern Highlands
Traimya ManyingiwaKompiam Baiyer OpenEnga
Galopo MasaKandrian-Gloucester OpenWest New Britain
John MatikWosera-Gawi OpenEast Sepik
Akepa MiakweGoroka OpenEastern Highlands
John MiddletonSumkar OpenMadang
Donatus MolaNorth Bougainville OpenBougainville
Fr John MomisBougainville ProvincialBougainville
Louis MonaGoilala OpenCentral
Ron NevilleSouthern Highlands ProvincialSouthern Highlands
Anthony NewmanOfficial Member
Mek NugintsMul OpenWestern Highlands
Iambakey OkukChimbu ProvincialChimbu
Ebia OlewaleSouth Fly OpenWestern
Thomas O'ShannessyWewak OpenEast Sepik
Suinavi OtioLufa OpenEastern Highlands
Pena OuHagen OpenWestern Highlands
Momei PangialMendi OpenSouthern Highlands
Anton ParaoWestern Highlands ProvincialWestern Highlands
Nenk PasulKandep Porgera OpenEnga
John PoeRai Coast OpenMadang
John PokiaOkapa OpenEastern Highlands
Michael PondrosManus OpenManus
Gavera ReaMoresby Coastal OpenNCD
Harry RitchieOfficial Member
Boyamo SaliMorobe ProvincialMorobe
Moses Sasakila [lower-alpha 3]Kainantu OpenEastern Highlands
Buaki SingeriKabwum OpenMorobe
Ron Slaughter [lower-alpha 4]Kairuku-Hiri OpenCentral
Michael SomareEast Sepik ProvincialEast Sepik
Steven TagoSohe OpenNorthern
Yakob TalisWapei Nuku OpenWest Sepik
Oscar TammurKokopo OpenEast New Britain
Reuben TaurekaRigo-Abau OpenCentral
Matthias Toliman [lower-alpha 5]Gazelle OpenEast New Britain
Martin Tovadek [lower-alpha 5]Gazelle OpenEast New Britain
Stanis TolimanBogia OpenMadang
Bewa TouBewani OpenWest Sepik
Awali Ungunaibe [lower-alpha 6]Poroma-Kutubu OpenSouthern Highlands
Tombol Ungunaibe [lower-alpha 6]Poroma-Kutubu OpenSouthern Highlands
Koriam UrekitPomio OpenEast New Britain
Manasseh VoetoMenyamya OpenMorobe
Andrew WabiriaKoroba-Lake Kopiago OpenSouthern Highlands
Tim WardEsa'ala OpenMilne Bay
Turi WariIalibu-Pangia OpenSouthern Highlands
Dodobai WautaiKikori OpenGulf
Wena WiliKerowagi OpenChimbu
Krenem WonhenaiNorth Fly OpenWestern Province
Matias YaliwanYangoru-Saussia OpenEast Sepik
Dennis YoungMilne Bay ProvincialMilne Bay
Matiabe YuwiTari-Komo OpenSouthern Highlands

Notes

  1. Arek died of cancer on 22 November 1973. His brother, Sergius Arek, won the resulting by-election in 1974.[4][5]
  2. Kimi died in 1973. The resulting by-election was won by Bono Azanifa.[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. Toliman died in September 1973. The resulting by-election was won by Martin Tovadek.[11]
  6. Awali Ungunaibe died in 1975. His brother Tombol Ungunaibe 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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