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Members of the House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea, 1968–1972

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This is a list of members of the House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea from 1968 to 1972. The House of Assembly had 94 members, increased from 64 in the previous House. There were 69 open electorates, 15 regional electorates and ten official members. The reserved seats for non-indigenous members in the first House were not retained.[1][2] [3]

At the beginning of the new House, 18 MPs had publicly identified themselves as belonging to political parties: Pangu Party had thirteen (Cecil Abel, Paul Lapun, Pita Lus, John Guise, Mangobing Kakun, Michael Kaniniba, Siwi Kurondo, Paliau Maloat, James Meangarrum, Donatus Mola, Ebia Olewale, Michael Somare and Tony Voutas), the United Democratic Party had two (Yakob Talis and Beibi Yembanda), the All People's Party had two (Dennis Buchanan and James McKinnon), while the Agricultural Reform Party had one (Epineri Titimur).[4]

Member Electorate
Tei Abal Wabag Open
Cecil Abel Milne Bay Regional
Paulus Arek Ijivitari Open
Pupune Aruno Lufa Open
Roy Ashton East and West New Britain Regional
Brere Awol West Sepik Coastal Open
Bono Azanifa Henganofi Open
Angmai Bilas Mabuso Open
Yano Belo Kagua Open
Daniel Bokap Kavieng Open
Ninkama Bomai Gumine Open
Karigi Bonggere Chimbu Open
Dennis Buchanan Eastern Highlands Regional
Noel Casey Kainantu Open
Julius Chan Namatanai Open
Percy Chatterton Moresby Open
Virgil Counsel Western and Gulf Regional
Lindsay Curtis [a] [b] Official Member
Kaibelt Diria Wahgi Open
Kaura Duba [c] Jimi Open
Warren Dutton North Fly Open
Tegi Ebei’al Nipa Open
Tom Ellis Official Member
Katigame Endekan Sobe Open
Norman Evennett [d] Esa'ala Open
William Fielding Northern Regional
Mick Foley Official Member
Ronald Galloway Official Member
Rauke Gam Kabwum Open
Jason Garrett Madang Regional
Sinake Giregire Daulo Open
Donald Grove Official Member
John Guise Alotau Open
Frank Henderson [e] Official Member
Leine Iangalo Wapenamanda Open
Poio Iuri Lagaip Open
Wesani Iwoksim Upper Sepik Open
Les Johnson [f] Official Member
Peter Johnson Bogia Open
Bill Kearney [b] Official Member
Paul Langro West Sepik Regional
Paul Lapun South Bougainville Open
Walter Lussick Manus and New Ireland Regional
Mangobing Kakun Munya Open
Taimya Kambipi Kompiam-Baiyer Open
Michael Kaniniba Huon Gulf Open
Toua Kapena Hiri Open
Thomas Kavali [c] Jimi Open
Sabumei Kofikai Goroka Open
Tom Koraea Kikori Open
Siwi Kurondo Kerowagi Open
Tom Leahy Markham Open
Charles Littler Official Member
Tore Lokoloko Kerema Open
Joseph Lue Bougainville Regional
Pita Lus Maprik Open
John Maneke Talasea Open
Koitaga Mano Kandep-Tambul Open
Anani Maino Kaindi Open
Paliau Maloat Manus Open
James McKinnon Middle Ramu Open
John Middleton Sumkar Open
James Meanggarum Angoram Open
Donatus Mola North Bougainville Open
Louis Mona Goilala Open
Uauwi Wauwe Moses Chuave Open
Ron Neville Southern Highlands Regional
Anthony Newman Official Member
John Nilles [g] Chimbu Regional
Patik Nimanbor Nawae Open
Mek Nugintz Mul-Dei Open
Oala Oala-Rarua Central Regional
Ebia Olewale South Fly Open
Pena Ou Hagen Open
Momei Pangial Mendi Open
John Poe Rai Coast Open
Eric Pyne [g] Chimbu Regional
Harry Ritchie [h] Official Member
James Ritchie [e][h] Official Member
Nauwi Sauinambi Ambunti-Yangoru Open
Herbert Seale [i] Official Member
Meck Singilong Finschhafen Open
Michael Somare East Sepik Regional
Yakob Talis Wapei-Nuku Open
Oscar Tammur Kokopo Open
Epineri Titimur Rabaul Open
Matthias Toliman Gazelle Open
Kokomo Ulia Dreikikir Open
Nathaniel Uroe Rigo-Abau Open
Koriam Urekit Kandrian-Pomio Open
Tony Voutas Morobe Regional
Andrew Wabiria Koroba Open
Tim Ward [d] Esa'ala Open
Muriso Warebu Okapa Open
Turi Wari Ialibu Open
Walter William Watkins [a] Official Member
Lepani Watson Kula Open
John Watts Western Highlands Regional
Beibi Yambanda Wewak Open
Matiabe Yuwi Tari Open

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Secretary for Law Walter William Watkins retired during this term and was replaced by Lindsay Curtis.
  2. ^ a b Secretary for Law Lindsay Curtis, who had replaced W. W. Watkins, resigned later in the term and was replaced by Bill Kearney.
  3. ^ a b Jimi Open MHA Kaura Duba died during this term. Thomas Kavali won the by-election to replace him.
  4. ^ a b Esa'ala Open MHA Norman Evennett died during this term. Tim Ward won the by-election to replace him.[5]
  5. ^ a b Assistant Administrator (Economic Affairs) Frank Henderson died during this term. He was replaced by James Ritchie.
  6. ^ Assistant Administrator (Services) Les Johnson became Administrator of Papua New Guinea during this term and was not replaced.
  7. ^ a b Chimbu Regional MHA Eric Pyne resigned on 18 February 1970. John Nilles won the by-election to replace him.
  8. ^ a b Assistant Administrator (Economic Affairs) James Ritchie, who had replaced Frank Henderson, resigned later in the term. He was replaced by Harry Ritchie.
  9. ^ Official member Herbert Seale, who had been the District Commissioner at Lae, resigned during this term and was not replaced.

References

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  1. ^ Denoon, Donald (2005). A Trial Separation: Australia and the Decolonisation of Papua New Guinea. Canberra: Pandanus Books. pp. 66–67.
  2. ^ Johnson, Leslie Wilson (1975). Westminster in Moresby: Papua New Guinea's House of Assembly 1964-1972. p. 3.
  3. ^ Official Year Book of the Commonwealth of Australia No. 55, 1969. Australian Bureau of Statistics. p. 1170.
  4. ^ "Australian Political Chronicle". Australian Journal of Politics and History. 14 (2). 1968.
  5. ^ Esa'ala seat to Ward Papua New Guinea Post-Courier, 20 October 1970