Papua New Guinean general election, 1982

General elections were held in Papua New Guinea between 5 and 6 June 1982. The result was a victory for the Pangu Party, which won 61 of the 109 seats. Voter turnout was 52.0%.

There were seventeen women candidates in total. Only one, Nahau Rooney, was elected. She had been standing for re-election, as had MPs Waliyato Clowes and Josephine Abaijah, who both lost their seats.