Papua New Guinea National General Election 2027

Following are the key dates for the 2027 Papua New Guinea General Election.

Papua New Guineans will vote to elect a new Parliament in 2027. Tentative dates for the National General Election, as provided by the PNG Electoral Commission, are as follows:

• Issue of writs and nominations open – Thursday, 29 April, 2027 (at 4pm)
• Nominations close – Thursday, 6 May, 2027
• Polling commences – Saturday, 19 June, 2027
• Polling ends – Friday, 2 July, 2027
• Return of writs – On or before Friday, 30 July, 2027

For information on PNG’s current parliament, please visit the PNG Parliamentary Service website here.

For the ANU’s interactive map of PNG’s electorates, click here.

For information on Papua New Guinea’s public holidays for 2027, click here.