The Papua & Niugini Union Pati (PANGU), led by Prime Minister James Marape (see note), came first, taking at least 37 seats in the 118-member Parliament. The People's National Congress Party (PNC), led by former Prime Minister Peter O'Neill, came second with 15 seats, followed by the United Resource Party led by Mr. William Duma. Two women were elected to Parliament, up from none in 2017. On 7 August, Governor-General Sir Bob Dadae invited the PANGU to form a new government. The following day, Parliament re-elected Mr. Marape as Prime Minister. On 23 August, he announced a 32-member Cabinet.

The 2022 elections were the first to be held after the global COVID-19 pandemic, which has hit the country’s economy and increased unemployment. They were initially scheduled to be held from 25 June to 8 July but the dates changed several times, eventually settling on 4 to 22 July. Voting continued until 5 August in some areas. The elections were marred by violence and alleged corruption. At least 30 people have been killed in election-related violence since May 2022. Observers from the Commonwealth reported a large number of names missing from the electoral roll and recommended that the Government undertake urgent reforms to strengthen voter registration. 

Note:
Following the 2017 elections, Parliament re-elected Mr. Peter O'Neill of the People's National Congress Party (PNC) as Prime Minister. In April 2019, Mr. Marape resigned as Finance Minister and as a PNC member. The following month, a group of MPs tabled a no confidence motion against Prime Minister O'Neill, who resigned and was succeeded by Mr. Marape. Mr. Marape subsequently became the PANGU leader.