SmartVoter PNG

Limited Preferential Voting · 2027 General Elections

An interactive tool for exploring Papua New Guinea's Limited Preferential Voting (LPV) system. Model election outcomes ward by ward, across all Open electorates and every Regional seat.

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What you can do

Everything you need to understand and model PNG's LPV elections.

Ward-by-ward simulation

Run Limited Preferential Voting simulations down to the ward level across every Open electorate, with realistic preference transfers and elimination rounds.

Interactive district maps

Explore registered-voter distribution on satellite maps with real district boundaries for 97 electorates — pins for every ward, grouped by LLG.

Full national coverage

All 91 Open electorates and 22 Regional seats across PNG's 22 provinces, backed by ward-level registered-voter data.

New to Limited Preferential Voting?

Under LPV, voters rank up to three candidates. If no one wins a majority, the lowest candidate is eliminated and their votes transfer by preference — repeating until a candidate passes 50%.

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