1997 Papua New Guinean general election
# 1997 Papua New Guinean general election

General elections were held in Papua New Guinea between 14 and 28 June 1997. The result was a victory for the People's Progress Party, which won 16 of the 109 seats, despite receiving fewer votes than the National Alliance Party. Voter turnout was 66%.

## Results

| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | National Alliance Party | 288,965 | 6.48 | 8 | New |
| | People's Progress Party | 288,634 | 6.47 | 16 | +8 |
| | Pangu Pati | 237,028 | 5.31 | 15 | –5 |
| | People's Democratic Movement | 197,331 | 4.42 | 8 | –7 |
| | People's Action Party | 182,845 | 4.10 | 4 | –8 |
| | Melanesian Alliance Party | 81,303 | 1.82 | 5 | –2 |
| | United Party | 77,917 | 1.75 | 3 | +3 |
| | People's Unity Party | 77,407 | 1.74 | 2 | New |
| | Christian Democratic Party | 69,889 | 1.57 | 1 | New |
| | People's National Congress | 69,593 | 1.56 | 5 | New |
| | People's Resources Awareness Party | 53,753 | 1.21 | 3 | New |
| | Melanesian Labour Party | 23,889 | 0.54 | 0 | New |
| | Movement for Greater Autonomy | 22,344 | 0.50 | 1 | New |
| | Christian Country Party | 19,536 | 0.44 | 0 | New |
| | National Party | 14,689 | 0.33 | 1 | –1 |
| | Milne Bay Party | 7,043 | 0.16 | 0 | New |
| | People's Solidarity Party | 2,473 | 0.06 | 1 | +1 |
| | Liberal Party | 1,337 | 0.03 | 0 | –1 |
| | PNGNA | 1,320 | 0.03 | 0 | New |
| | Hausman Party | 792 | 0.02 | 0 | New |
| | PNG First Party | 722 | 0.02 | 0 | New |
| | Independents | 2,741,089 | 61.46 | 36 | –3 |
| Total | Total | 4,459,899 | 100.00 | 109 | 0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 2,244,531 | – | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 3,414,072 | 65.74 | | |
| Source: PNG Elections Database, Nohlen et al. ||||||
