Twenty-two New Electorates Proposed

The Office of the Electoral Boundaries Commission (EBC) has announced the proposal of 22 new electorates in 18 provinces across the country.

The proposed new electorates are based on the submissions obtained during the Public Consultations to the provinces carried out by EBC from the 4^th-23^rd of July 2021.

Acting Commissioner for the Electoral Commission and Chairman of the Electoral Boundaries Commission, Simon Sinai said informing Papua New Guineans of the ‘Public Objections and Views of Proposed New Open Electorates’ is the second phase of the review for the 2021 review of electoral boundaries.

Mr Sinai said a second public consultation will be carried out in the following weeks to gather the views of the public regarding the proposal of the new electorates.

The public is given a month to make formal acceptances or objections to these proposals. This period commences from August 30^th to September 30^th, 2021.

PROPOSALS

PROVINCE	CURRENT ELECTORATES TO BE SPLIT	PROPOSED OPEN ELECTORATES	VENUE FOR PUBLIC ENQUIRY	DATE OF PUBLIC ENQUIRY
*Southern Region*
Milne Bay	Alotau	Rabaraba Open	Alotau	30-31/8/21
Northern	Ijivitari	Popondetta Open	Popondetta	2/9/21
Western	Middle Fly	Delta Fly Open	Kiunga	6/9/21
Gulf	Kerema	Kaintiba Open	Kerema	9/9/21
Central	Kairuku – Hiri	Hiri Koiari Open	Bereina Mirigeda	13/9/21 14/9/21
*New Guinea Islands Region*
Manus	Manus	East Manus West Manus	Lorengau	30/8/21
New Ireland	Namatanai	Konos Open	Kavieng	2/9/21
East New Britain	Gazelle	Baining Open	Kokopo	4/9/21
West New Britain	Talasea	Nakanai Open	Kimbe	6/9/21
*Momase Region*
West Sepik	Vanimo Green	Green River	Vanimo	31/8/21
	Aitape Lumi	Lumi Open	Vanimo	31/8/21

East Sepik	Angoram	Middle Sepik Open	Wewak	06/9/21
Madang	Madang	Madang Rural Open	Madang	08/9/21
Morobe	Bulolo	Wau – Waria Open	Lae	10/9/21
	Lae	Lae West Open Lae East Open	Lae	10/9/21
*Highlands Region – Zone 1*
Hela	Komo Magarima	Komo Hulia Open	Tari	31/8/21
		Obene Open
Jiwaka	Anglimb South Wahgi	Anglimb Kuli Open and Kambia Open	Banz	03/9/21
*Highlands Region Zone 2*
Western Highlands	Tambul Nebilyer	Nebilyer Open	Mt. Hagen	30/8/21
	Mul Baiyer	Baiyer Lumusa Open	Mt. Hagen	30/8/21

Southern Highlands	Imbonggu	Mendi (Lower and Upper including Urban) Mendi Open	Mendi	01/9/21
	Mendi	Karints Lai Valley Open	Mendi	01/9/21
	Nipa Kutubu	Kutubu Bosavi Open	Mendi	01/9/21
Enga	Laiagap Porgera	Porgera Paiela Open	Wabag	03/9/21
		Laiagap Mulitaka Open	Wabag	03/9/21
*Total:*	*Twenty-Two proposed new electorates*

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New Electorates

Electoral Boundaries Commission

Author:

Marysilla Kellerton