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12-467: The Oriomo Plateau is a plateau in Western Province, Papua New Guinea . The Oriomo languages are spoken in the region. This Western Province geography article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Western Province, Papua New Guinea The provincial government has, as with the governments of North Solomons , Chimbu and Northern provinces, sought to change

24-488: A fractious political culture, and no party in the history of parliament has yet won a majority. Therefore, negotiations between parties have always been necessary to form governments. New governments are protected from votes of no confidence during their first 18 months and during the last 12 months before a national election. More recently, in a move aimed at further minimizing no-confidence motions, then-Prime Minister Mekere Morauta introduced changes that prevented members of

36-470: Is currently operated by Ok Tedi Mining Limited (OTML). There are three districts in the province. Each district has one or more Local Level Government (LLG) areas. For census purposes, the LLG areas are subdivided into wards and those into census units. The province was governed by a decentralised provincial administration, headed by a Premier, from 1977 to 1995. Following reforms taking effect that year,

48-607: Is the unicameral national legislature in Papua New Guinea . It was created in 1964 as the House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea but gained its current name after the nation was granted independence in 1975. The 111 members of parliament serve five-year terms, 89 of whom are chosen from single-member "open" electorates, which are sometimes referred to as "seats" but are officially known as constituencies. The remaining 22 are chosen from single-member provincial electorates:

60-651: The Strickland and Ok Tedi rivers. The largest lake in Papua New Guinea, Lake Murray , is also in Western Province. This province is the only part of Papua New Guinea to hold land west of the 141°E line, which divides it from Indonesian Western New Guinea . This is a small section of territory bordered by the Fly River . The Tonda Wildlife Management Area in the south-western corner of

72-655: The 20 provinces, the autonomous province of Bougainville , and the National Capital District . Each provincial member becomes governor of their province unless they take a ministerial position, in which case the governorship passes to an open member of the province. From 1964 until 1977 an Optional Preferential Voting System was used. The first past the post system was used from 1977 until 2002. Electoral reforms introduced by former Prime Minister Mekere Morauta introduced Limited Preferential Voting , in which voters numbered three preferred candidates. LPV

84-762: The 2011 census, residing in 31,322 households. Of these, 79,349 people were recorded in Middle Fly District , 62,850 in North Fly District and 59,152 in South Fly District . The average household size across the province was 6.4. The major economic activity in the province is constituted by the Ok Tedi Mine , initially established by BHP and the subject of considerable litigation by traditional landowners both in respect of environmental degradation and disputes over royalties. It

96-462: The name of the province. The government uses the name Fly River Provincial Government ; however, this remains unofficial as it has not been changed in the Constitution of Papua New Guinea . Western Province covers 99,300 km² and is the largest province in Papua New Guinea by area. There are several large rivers that run through the province, including the Fly River and its tributaries

108-585: The national government reassumed some powers, and the role of Premier was replaced by a position of Governor, to be held by the winner of the province-wide seat in the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea . The province and each district is represented by a Member of the National Parliament . There is one provincial electorate and each district is an open electorate. National Parliament of Papua New Guinea Opposition (13) Other (3) The National Parliament of Papua New Guinea

120-514: The province have eucalyptus and melaleuca savannas (the Trans-Fly savanna and grasslands ) that support large populations of birds, wallabies, and introduced deer, with dense rainforests being located to the north. The dry season is from July–November, while the wet season is from December–June. Sago cultivation dominates the wetter north, while yam cultivation dominates the drier south. There were 201,351 inhabitants in Western Province in

132-406: The province is a wetland of international importance. It is the largest protected area in Papua New Guinea. The flora and fauna of much of Western Province resemble those of northern Australia . Flora includes eucalyptus , melaleuca , acacia , and banksias . Fauna includes wallabies , bandicoots , goannas , coastal taipans , and mound-building termites . The drier, southern parts of

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144-580: Was first used nationally in the 2007 election . As in other Commonwealth realms , the party or coalition with the most seats in the parliament is invited by the Governor-General to form a government, and its leader subsequently becomes Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea . The Prime Minister then appoints his cabinet from fellow parliament members. Members of parliament are seated in a similar manner to other Westminster system parliaments, but use chairs instead of benches. Papua New Guinea has

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