Sinasina-Yonggomugl District is a district of the Simbu Province of Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Kamtai. The population was 56,805 at the 2011 census, and 67,055 in the 2024 census.Districts of Papua New Guinea at statoids.com
Electoral history The current member of the National Parliament is Kerenga Kua, leader of the National Party. He has been the MP since 2012.
During the 1992 Papua New Guinean general election, this district had 48 candidates, the most of any seat, and the lowest vote share for the winning candidate Kerenga Okoro, at 6.3% of votes cast (1,532 out of 24,288).Yaw Saffu (1996) The 1992 Papua New Guinea Election: Change and Continuity in Electoral Politics, p60, p347, Martin Linton, MPs with under a third of the vote: Lessons from Papua New Guinea List of district elections
List of MPs elected ElectionMemberPartyNotes 1972 Kobale Kale Seat known as 'Sinasina Open' 19771982 Clement Kwipa Boye Known as 'Clement Kuipa Poiye' in 1982 records. 1987 John Numi National Party 1992 Kerenga Okoro Independent 1997 Ludger Mond People's Action Party 20022007 Jeffery Nape National Alliance Party Speaker of the National Parliament (2004–2012)Acting Governor General (2004, and 2010) 201220172022 Kerenga Kua Sinasina-Yonggamugl District, 11th Parliament, PNG website National Party Leader of the National Party (2016–present)Minister for Petroleum (2019–2022)Minister for Petroleum and Energy (2022–2024)
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