The following is a list of members of the Parliament of Papua New Guinea who died in office.
House of Assembly (1964-1975) Member Party Province and constituency Date of death Age at death (years) Cause Bill Bloomfield Morobe 12 February 1966 53Mr. W.J. Bloomfield Pacific Islands Monthly, March 1966, p153 Ugi Biritu Eastern Highlands 15 March 1967 30 Epileptic seizureEdward P. Wolfers (1967) Death of a Politician Institute of Current World Affairs Kaura Duba Western Highlands 26 January 1969Report to the General Assembly of the United Nations on the Administration of the Territory of New Guinea 1 July 1968 – 30 June 1969, p26 Frank Henderson Official member 21 July 1969 58Tributes to New Guinea's Frank Henderson Pacific Islands Monthly, August 1969, p134 Norman Evennett Milne Bay 12 June 1970Member dies Papua New Guinea Post-Courier, 12 June 1970 40 Atiheme Kimi Eastern Highlands August 1973 Struck by a truckMr Atiheme Kimi Pacific Islands Monthly, September 1973, p109 Matthias Toliman East New Britain 6 September 1973 48 Heart attackFlashback: Toliman dies Papua New Guinea Post-Courier Paulus Arek Northern 22 November 1973 43 CancerArek, Paulus (1929–1973) Australian Dictionary of Biography Awali Ungunaibe Southern Highlands January–February 1975 28 Lung cancerPoison story not true, says Abal Papua New Guinea Post-Courier, 19 February 1975
National Parliament (1975-present) Member Party Province and constituency Date of death Age at death (years) Cause Koriam Urekit East New Britain 3 December 1978Long-time Pomio MP dies Papua New Guinea Post-Courier, 4 December 1978 61-62 Iambakey Okuk Eastern Highlands 14 November 1986 41 Liver cancer Harry Humphreys West New Britain 1987 71 Heart attackTransitions Pacific Islands Monthly, September 1987, p56 Billy Kepi Eastern Highlands 1988 Pius Malip East Sepik 21 November 1988 28 Road accidentTransition Pacific Islands Monthly, December 1988, p47 Jack Genia Central 18 July 1993 45 Malaria Martin Thompson Manus 1995 Soling Zeming Morobe 1995 Bernard Vogae West New Britain 5 March 2000 Alois Koki East New Britain August 2000 61-62 Louis Ambane Chimbu 10 May 2003 60s Liver fibrosis Paul Wai Western Highlands 29 July 2003 Bill Skate National Capital District 3 January 2006 52 Stroke Niuro Toko Sapia Madang 28 October 2009 Brain tumour Joe Mek Teine Chimbu 25 April 2011 Stroke Patrick Tammur East New Britain 25 January 2012 42 Diabetes Ludwig Schuzle East Sepik 8 March 2013 Daniel Mona Central 4 February 2015 Malaria Steven Pirika Kama Bougainville 20 February 2016 54 Anderson Agiru Hela 28 April 2016 54 Heart attack Aide Ganasi Western 8 November 2016 Heart attack Ezekiel Anisi East Sepik 24 May 2017 28 Thomas Pelika Morobe 30 October 2019 Mekere Morauta National Capital District 19 December 2020 74 Cancer Richard Mendani Gulf 20 March 2021 53 COVID-19 Roy Biyama Western 11 September 2021 54 Kidney failure Jonny Alonk Madang 29 November 2021 Sam Akoitai Bougainville 17 December 2021 60 William Samb Central 3 March 2022 High blood pressure Sam Basil Morobe 11 May 2022 52 Road accident Chris Nangoi Madang 9 June 2022 William Nakin Bougainville 12 July 2022 Stroke Kevin Isifu East Sepik 14 September 2022 Cancer Gabriel Kapris East Sepik 13 August 2023 Heart attack Steven Pim Western Highlands 24 September 2023 Heart attack Maso Karipe Enga 7 November 2023 Stomach cancer Jimmy Uguro East Sepik 6 February 2024 Simon Dumarinu Bougainville 9 August 2024
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