List of members of the Papua New Guinean Parliament who died in office
Appearance
The following is a list of members of the Parliament of Papua New Guinea who died in office.
House of Assembly (1964-1975)
[edit]Member | Party | Province and constituency | Date of death | Age at death (years) | Cause | |
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Bill Bloomfield | Labor | Morobe (Kaindi) |
12 February 1966 | 53[1] | ||
Ugi Biritu | N/A | Eastern Highlands (Henganofi) |
15 March 1967 | 30 | Epileptic seizure[2] | |
Kaura Duba | N/A | Western Highlands (Jimi) |
26 January 1969[3] | |||
Frank Henderson | Independent | Official member | 21 July 1969 | 58[4] | ||
Norman Evennett | N/A | Milne Bay (Esa'ala) |
12 June 1970[5] | 40 | ||
Atiheme Kimi | United Party | Eastern Highlands (Henganofi) |
August 1973 | Struck by a truck[6] | ||
Matthias Toliman | United Party | East New Britain (Gazelle Open) |
6 September 1973 | 48 | Heart attack[7] | |
Paulus Arek | PPP | Northern (Ijivitari Open) |
22 November 1973 | 43 | Cancer[8] | |
Awali Ungunaibe | United Party | Southern Highlands (Poroma-Kutubu) |
January–February 1975 | 28 | Lung cancer[9] |
National Parliament (1975-present)
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Mr. W.J. Bloomfield Pacific Islands Monthly, March 1966, p153
- ^ Edward P. Wolfers (1967) Death of a Politician Institute of Current World Affairs
- ^ Report to the General Assembly of the United Nations on the Administration of the Territory of New Guinea 1 July 1968 – 30 June 1969, p26
- ^ Tributes to New Guinea's Frank Henderson Pacific Islands Monthly, August 1969, p134
- ^ Member dies Papua New Guinea Post-Courier, 12 June 1970
- ^ Mr Atiheme Kimi Pacific Islands Monthly, September 1973, p109
- ^ Flashback: Toliman dies Papua New Guinea Post-Courier
- ^ Arek, Paulus (1929–1973) Australian Dictionary of Biography
- ^ Poison story not true, says Abal Papua New Guinea Post-Courier, 19 February 1975
- ^ Long-time Pomio MP dies Papua New Guinea Post-Courier, 4 December 1978
- ^ "Sir Iambakey Okuk lives on in Rome, or so the legend says". PNG Attitude. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ Transitions Pacific Islands Monthly, September 1987, p56
- ^ "ELECTIONS AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE EASTERN HIGHLANDS PROVINCE, 1964–2007" (PDF). The National Research Institute. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ Transition Pacific Islands Monthly, December 1988, p47
- ^ "RISING PANGU STAR LIKELY TO LEAD PNG OPPOSITION". Australian Financial Review. 20 July 1993. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Zeming nominates to defend seat". Loop PNG. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ Lattas, Andrew. "The Utopian Promise of Government". The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute. Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "The Governor of PNG's Chumbu Province dies". Radio New Zealand. 12 May 2003. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "PNG electoral authorities pleased with first test of new voting system". Radio New Zealand. 19 December 2003. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Sir William Skate". The Times. 6 January 2006. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Member for Rai Coast Sapia dies". The National. 29 October 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Rise in sorcery killings forces law review". PNG Attitude. 15 August 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Kokopo mourns". The National. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "PNG's Angoram MP dies". Radio New Zealand. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "PNG MP Daniel Mona dies in Manila". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "South Bougainville MP Pirika Kama dies". Papua New Guinea Today. 2016-02-20. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Late Anderson Agiru's body finally laid to rest". Loop Pacific. 24 May 2016. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Papua New Guinea's Parliament suspended after Acting Speaker dies of heart attack". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 8 November 2016.
- ^ "East Sepik MP collapses and dies". Loop PNG. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "PNG MP Thomas Pelika dies at 64". Radio New Zealand. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Former PNG PM Mekere Morauta dies". The Canberra Times. 2020-12-21. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "PNG Member of Parliament Dies of COVID-19". Papua New Guinea Today. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "MP Biyama passes on". The National. 13 September 2021.
- ^ "Late Alonk farewelled". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Nakin Remembers Late Bougainvillean". Loop PNG. 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Akoitai to be farewelled today, casket to depart for B'ville tomorrow". The National. 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Vale William Samb 'The Brave". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "PNG's general election delayed after Deputy Prime Minister Sam Basil dies in a car crash". ABC News. 2022-05-12. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Another Member of PNG Parliament Dies". Papua New Guinea Today. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "North Bougainville MP Nakin passes on after short illness". Papua New Guinea Post Courier. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "MP Isifu passes on". The National. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "East Sepik MP, Kapris, dies from heart attack". Papua New Guinea Post Courier. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "PNG Member of Parliament Steven Pim passes on". Papua New Guinea Today. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ Mado, Nigel-Francis (8 November 2023). "Porgera Paiala MP loses battle to cancer". PNG Haus Bung. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Another Member of PNG Parliament Dies". PNG News. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.