General elections were held in Papua New Guinea between 5 and 26 June 1982.

[1] The result was a victory for the Pangu Party, which won 51 of the 109 seats.

A total of 1,125 candidates contested the election,[2] of which seventeen were women.

She had been standing for re-election, as had MPs Waliyato Clowes and Josephine Abaijah, who both lost their seats.

[4] When the newly elected National Parliament met, Michael Somare was elected Prime Minister, defeating John Momis 66–40.