This article lists political parties in Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea has a multi-party system with numerous political parties, in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments. Political parties in the country are generally based on the personality of their leaders, rather than on any concrete ideology.

Currently registered parties

As of May 2019, the list of registered parties is:

Defunct or non-registered parties

• Advance PNG Party (APNGP) • Economic Endeavour Party (EEP) • Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP) • Kingdom First Party • Liberal Party (LP) • Melanesian Labour Party (MLP) • Melanesian People's Party (MPP) • National Advance Party • National Front Party (NFP) • Nation Transformation Party (NTP) • National Vision for Humanity Party (NVHP) • One People Party (OPP) • Pan Melanesian Congress Party (PMCP) • Papua Besena • Party for Justice and Dignity (PJD) • People's Destiny & Development Party (PDDP) • People's Development Party (PDP) • People's First Conservative Party (PFCP) • People's Heritage Party (PHP) • People's Solidarity Party (PSP) • People's Unity Party • People's Welfare Party (PWP) • PNG Conservative Party • PNG Constitutional Democratic Party (PNGCDP) • PNG Labour Party • PNG Integrity Party (PNGIP) • PNG Revival Party (PNGRP) • Rural Development Party • Rural Pipols' Pati (RPP) • Simple People's Party (SPP) • True People's Party (TPP) • Yumi Reform Party (YRP)

Parties active only in Bougainville