List of political parties in Papua New Guinea

This article lists political parties in Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea has a multi-party system with numerous political parties, in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

Political parties in the country are generally based on the personality of their leaders, rather than on any concrete ideology.

Currently registered parties
As of May 2019, the list of registered parties is:


 * Allegiance Party (ALG)
 * Christian Democratic Party (CDP)
 * Coalition for Reform Party (CFRP)
 * Grassroot United Front Party (GRUF)
 * Mapai Levites Party (MLP)
 * Melanesian Alliance Party (MAP)
 * Melanesian Liberal Party (MLP)
 * Model Nation Party (PKP)
 * National Alliance Party (NA)
 * National Conservative Party (NCP)
 * Nations' Interest Party (NIP)
 * New Generation Party (NGP)
 * Our Development Party (ODP)
 * Papua and Niugini Union Party (PANGU Party)
 * Papua New Guinea Party (PNGP)
 * Paradise Kingdom Party (PKP)
 * People's Action Party (PAP)
 * People's Democratic Movement (PDM)
 * People's First Party (PFP)
 * People's Freedom Party (UP)
 * People's Labour Party (PLP)
 * People's Movement for Change Party (PMFCP)
 * People's National Congress (PNC)
 * People's Party (PP)
 * People's Progress Party (PPP)
 * People's Resource Awareness Party (PRAP)
 * People's United Assembly Party (PUAP)
 * PNG Country Party (PNCP)
 * PNG Destiny Party (PNGDP)
 * PNG First Party (PNGFP)
 * PNG Greens Party (PNGGP)
 * PNG Human Rights Party (PNGHRP)
 * PNG National Party (PNGNP)
 * PNG One Nation Party (PONP)
 * PNG Socialist Party (PNGSP)
 * PNG Youths Party (PNGYP)
 * Republican Party (RP)
 * Social Democratic Party (SDP)
 * SOM Pioneer Party (SOM)
 * Star Alliance Party (SAP)
 * Triumph Heritage Empowerment Party (THEP)
 * Trust PNG Party (TPNGP)
 * United Labour Party (PTU)
 * United Party (UP)
 * United Resources Party (URP)
 * Wantok in Godly Services Party (WINGS)

Defunct or non-registered parties
• Advance PNG Party (APNGP)

• Economic Endeavour Party (EEP)

• Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP)

• Kingdom First Party

• Liberal Party (LP)

• Melanesian Labour Party (MLP)

• Melanesian People's Party (MPP)

• National Advance Party

• National Front Party (NFP)

• Nation Transformation Party (NTP)

• National Vision for Humanity Party (NVHP)

• One People Party (OPP)

• Pan Melanesian Congress Party (PMCP)

• Papua Besena

• Party for Justice and Dignity (PJD)

• People's Destiny & Development Party (PDDP)

• People's Development Party (PDP)

• People's First Conservative Party (PFCP)

• People's Heritage Party (PHP)

• People's Solidarity Party (PSP)

• People's Unity Party

• People's Welfare Party (PWP)

• PNG Conservative Party

• PNG Constitutional Democratic Party (PNGCDP)

• PNG Labour Party

• PNG Integrity Party (PNGIP)

• PNG Revival Party (PNGRP)

• Rural Development Party

• Rural Pipols' Pati (RPP)

• Simple People's Party (SPP)

• True People's Party (TPP)

• Yumi Reform Party (YRP)

Parties active only in Bougainville

 * Bougainville Independence Movement
 * Bougainville Labour Party
 * Bougainville People's Congress
 * New Bougainville Party