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General elections were held in Papua New Guinea between 14 and 28 June 1997. [1] 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%.
| 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 | 4,459,899 | 100.00 | 109 | 0 | |
| Total votes | 2,244,531 | – | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,414,072 | 65.74 | |||
| Source: PNG Elections Database, Nohlen et al. | |||||
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