General elections were held in the Territory of Papua and New Guinea between 17 February and 16 March 1968.
[1] Constitutional developments prior to the elections saw the House of Assembly expanded from 64 members to 94.
[3] This requirement was waived for incumbent MHAs, allowing Tony Voutas (elected in a 1966 by-election) to defend his seat.
[5] Four constituencies had only one candidate, who were returned unopposed (Tei Abal in Wabag, Wesani Iwoksim in Upper Sepik, Paul Langro in West Sepik Regional and Ron Neville in Southern Highlands Regional).
[5] The main campaign issues in urban areas were wages and housing.