General elections were held in Papua New Guinea between 13 June and 4 July 1987.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p770 The Pangu Party emerged as the largest party, winning 26 of the 109 seats. Voter turnout was 73.5%.
Results None of the eighteen female candidates were elected, leading to the first all-male National Parliament in Papua New Guinea's history.Sepoe, Orovu, "To make a difference: Realities of women’s participation in Papua New Guinea politics", Development Bulletin, no. 59, 2002, p.40. (Electronic version )
Following the elections, all 22 elected independents joined parties, while two National Party MPs defected; the People's Democratic Movement (PDM) gained nine MPs, the People's Action Party eight, the People's Progress Party (PPP) five, and the Pangu Party and United Party one.Nohlen et al., p774 The three vacant seats were later won by the National Party, PDM and PPP.Yaw Saffu Papua New Guinea in 1987: Wingti's Coalition in a Disabled System
Aftermath The newly elected Parliament met on 5 August to elect the Prime Minister. Incumbent Prime Minister Paias Wingti defeated former Prime Minister Michael Somare by a vote of 54 to 51.Wingti The Victorious Pacific Islands Monthly, September 1987, pp12–15 Wingti formed a 25-member cabinet, with Minister of Education Aruru Matiabe also serving as Acting Foreign Minister due to the previous incumbent Ted Diro being accused of corruption during an ongoing inquiry.The New Government Pacific Islands Monthly, September 1987, p16 Diro was instead appointed as a minister without portfolio.
Wingti cabinetPositionMinisterPrime MinisterPaias WingtiDeputy Prime MinisterMinister for Trade and IndustryJulius ChanMinister for Administrative ServicesJohnson MaladinaMinister for Agriculture and LivestockGai DuwabaneMinister for Civil AviationHugo BerghuserMinister for CommunicationsGabriel RamoiMinister for Corrective InstitutionsAron NoaioMinister for DefenceJames PokasuiMinister for EducationAruru MatiabeMinister for Environment and ConservationPerry ZeipiMinister for Finance and PlanningGaleva KwararaMinister for Fisheries and Marine ResourcesAlan EbuMinister for ForestsTom HorikMinister for HealthTim WardMinister for Home Affairs and YouthEserom BuregeMinister for HousingTom AmaiuMinister for JusticeAlbert KipalanMinister for Labour and EmploymentMasket IangalioMinister for Lands and Physical PlanningKalas SwokimMinister for Minerals and EnergyJohn KaputinMinister for PoliceLegu VagiMinister for Public ServiceDennis YoungMinister for TransportRoy YakiMinister for WorksAita IvaratoMinister without PortfolioTed Diro
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