Pacific Islands Monthly
The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930
Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 April 1968Vol. 39, No. 4

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Electors

There were 484 candidates for the 84 elected seats in the new 94-member House of Assembly (10 official members will be ap pointed).

There were 69 Open elec torates and 15 Regional elec torates, but no poll was taken in four seats where candidates were unopposed.

Just under half—2l7—of the total number of candidates con tested seats in the 31 electorates in the thickly-populated High lands districts.

The election was spread over a month. The new Assembly is expected to meet in Port Moresby on June 4.

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