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were also given the right to vote alongside
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Nominations for the three elected seats closed on 9 August, with five candidates put forward. The New Guinea
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The three elected members were elected from three single-member constituencies, New Guinea
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did not run, resulting in a contest between the theatre owner Harry Starr and optometrist and planter
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Acting
Assistant Director of District Services and Native Affairs
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897:Territorians Show Disinterest In Local Politics
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678:Director of Agriculture, Stock and Fisheries
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986:, Institute of Commonwealth Studies
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449:was the only candidate in Papua.
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425:. Voting was not compulsory.
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132:Leader of the Opposition
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915:Pacific Islands Monthly
900:Pacific Islands Monthly
856:Pacific Islands Monthly
717:James Bannister McAdam
673:Walter William Watkins
604:Pacific Islands Monthly
247:Local-level governments
286:Diplomatic missions of
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735:Sydney Elliott-Smith
704:Director of Education
358:New Guinea portal
1016:, September 1955, p9
650:Government Secretary
396:Papua and New Guinea
902:, October 1954, p12
844:Frank George Lewis
762:John Keith McCarthy
714:Director of Forests
557:Invalid/blank votes
509:New Guinea Mainland
423:preferential voting
408:Legislative Council
398:on 2 October 1954.
290:in Papua New Guinea
118:National Parliament
974:, August 1954, p16
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806:Basil Fairfax-Ross
722:Director of Health
477:New Guinea Islands
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823:Pita Simogun
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752:Horrie Niall
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726:John Gunther
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447:Ernest James
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98:James Marape
792:Doris Booth
552:Re-elected
528:Harry Starr
496:John Stokie
491:Re-elected
481:Don Barrett
435:Don Barrett
308:Visa policy
112:Legislature
56:Charles III
1270:Categories
1255:See also:
881:References
463:Candidate
331:Corruption
865:Aftermath
830:John Vuia
644:Frank Lee
619:Position
549:Unopposed
276:Soroi Eoe
242:Districts
237:Provinces
194:Judiciary
165:General:
158:elections
151:Elections
127:Job Pomat
82:Executive
68:Bob Dadae
44:The Crown
854:Source:
602:Source:
523:Elected
429:Campaign
298:Passport
272:Minister
622:Member
453:Results
232:Regions
156:Recent
123:Speaker
88:Cabinet
51:Monarch
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466:Votes
592:1,825
571:Total
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