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  "id": "pg-political-parties",
  "name": "Papua New Guinea — Political Parties",
  "title": "Papua New Guinea — Political Parties",
  "description": "Political parties of Papua New Guinea from the Party Facts core parties list (hdigital/partyfactsdata). Each record includes the Party Facts ID, short and long names (localized + English + other transliterations), first and last years of activity, peak vote share with year, and Wikipedia link where available. The Party Facts project links party identities across major comparative-politics datasets (ParlGov, MARPOR/Manifesto, CHES, V-Party, etc.).",
  "category": "politics",
  "source": "https://github.com/hdigital/partyfactsdata",
  "source_url": "https://github.com/hdigital/partyfactsdata",
  "updated": "2026-04",
  "record_count": 22,
  "columns": [
    {
      "key": "partyfacts_id",
      "label": "Partyfacts Id",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "name_short",
      "label": "Name Short",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "name",
      "label": "Name",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "name_english",
      "label": "Name English",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "name_other",
      "label": "Name Other",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "year_first",
      "label": "Year First",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "year_last",
      "label": "Year Last",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "share",
      "label": "Share",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "share_year",
      "label": "Share Year",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "wikipedia",
      "label": "Wikipedia",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "description",
      "label": "Description",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "comment",
      "label": "Comment",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "technical",
      "label": "Technical",
      "type": "string"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "partyfacts_id": 5195,
      "name_short": "PP/PNUP",
      "name": "Pangu Party / Papua and Niugini Union Pati",
      "name_english": "Pangu Party / Papua and Niugini Union Party",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 1967,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": 82,
      "share_year": 1975,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangu_Party",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 5196,
      "name_short": "UP",
      "name": "United Party",
      "name_english": "United Party",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 1967,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": 34.9,
      "share_year": 1977,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Party_(Papua_New_Guinea)",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 5259,
      "name_short": "NAP",
      "name": "National Alliance Party",
      "name_english": "National Alliance Party",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 1995,
      "year_last": 2012,
      "share": 27.5,
      "share_year": 2007,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Alliance_Party_(Papua_New_Guinea)",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 5257,
      "name_short": "PDM",
      "name": "People's Democratic Movement",
      "name_english": "People's Democratic Movement",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 1985,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": 17,
      "share_year": 1987,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Democratic_Movement",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 5256,
      "name_short": "PPP",
      "name": "People's Progress Party",
      "name_english": "People's Progress Party",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 1969,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": 16.5,
      "share_year": 1977,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Progress_Party",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 5260,
      "name_short": "NP",
      "name": "National Party",
      "name_english": "National Party",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 1978,
      "year_last": 2007,
      "share": 11.9,
      "share_year": 1982,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Party_(Papua_New_Guinea)",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 6082,
      "name_short": "THE",
      "name": "Triumph Heritage Empowerment Party",
      "name_english": "Triumph Heritage Empowerment Party",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 2012,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": 11.1,
      "share_year": 2012,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triumph_Heritage_Empowerment_Party",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 5715,
      "name_short": "PAP",
      "name": "People's Action Party",
      "name_english": "People's Action Party",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 1987,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": 9.3,
      "share_year": 1992,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Action_Party_(Papua_New_Guinea)",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 5714,
      "name_short": "MAP",
      "name": "Melanesian Alliance Party",
      "name_english": "Melanesian Alliance Party",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 1983,
      "year_last": 2007,
      "share": 8.3,
      "share_year": 1992,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanesian_Alliance_Party",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 6184,
      "name_short": "IG",
      "name": "PNG Independent Group",
      "name_english": "PNG [Diro] Independent Group",
      "name_other": "Diro independent",
      "year_first": 1982,
      "year_last": 1985,
      "share": 6.9,
      "share_year": 1982,
      "wikipedia": "",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 5716,
      "name_short": "PNP",
      "name": "People's National Congress",
      "name_english": "People's National Congress",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 1993,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": 5.5,
      "share_year": 1997,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_National_Congress_(Papua_New_Guinea)",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 7632,
      "name_short": "PNGCP",
      "name": "Papua New Guinea Country Party",
      "name_english": "Papua New Guinea Country Party",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 1974,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": "",
      "share_year": "",
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PNG_Country_Party",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 7628,
      "name_short": "CDP",
      "name": "Christian Democratic Party",
      "name_english": "Christian Democratic Party",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 1997,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": "",
      "share_year": "",
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Democratic_Party_(Papua_New_Guinea)",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 6306,
      "name_short": "URP",
      "name": "United Resources Party",
      "name_english": "United Resources Party",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 1997,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": "",
      "share_year": "",
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Resources_Party",
      "description": "6/111 seats in 2012 election",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 7634,
      "name_short": "PLP",
      "name": "People's Labour Party",
      "name_english": "People's Labour Party",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 2001,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": "",
      "share_year": "",
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Labour_Party_(Papua_New_Guinea)",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 7635,
      "name_short": "PMCP",
      "name": "People's Movement for Change Party",
      "name_english": "People's Movement for Change Party",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 2001,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": "",
      "share_year": "",
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Labour_Party_(Papua_New_Guinea)",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 6307,
      "name_short": "PP",
      "name": "People's Party",
      "name_english": "People's Party",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 2006,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": "",
      "share_year": "",
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Party_(Papua_New_Guinea)",
      "description": "6/111 seats in 2012 election",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 7630,
      "name_short": "MLP",
      "name": "Melanesian Liberal Party",
      "name_english": "Melanesian Liberal Party",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 2007,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": "",
      "share_year": "",
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanesian_Liberal_Party",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 7633,
      "name_short": "PNGP",
      "name": "Papua New Guinea Party",
      "name_english": "Papua New Guinea Party",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 2007,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": "",
      "share_year": "",
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea_Party",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 7636,
      "name_short": "SDP",
      "name": "Social Democratic Party",
      "name_english": "Social Democratic Party",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 2010,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": "",
      "share_year": "",
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Democratic_Party_(Papua_New_Guinea)",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 7631,
      "name_short": "ODP",
      "name": "Our Development Party",
      "name_english": "Our Development Party",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 2011,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": "",
      "share_year": "",
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Development_Party",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 7629,
      "name_short": "CRP",
      "name": "Coalition for Reform Party",
      "name_english": "Coalition for Reform Party",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 2012,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": "",
      "share_year": "",
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coalition_for_Reform_Party",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    }
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