30. What is the allocation calculation for political parties to receive public funding?

(2) Subject to this section and to any other relevant provision of this Law, the Commission shall pay out of the Central Fund –

• subject to Subsection (3), to each registered political party represented in the Parliament, the sum of K10, 000.00 for each Member of the Parliament who is a member of that registered political party; and
• any sum payable to a registered political party under Section 83.

(3) The Commission may, taking into account national economic factors, increase the amount payable under Subsection (2)(a), but no such increase shall exceed 10% in any one year.

(4) The Commission may, from time to time, out of moneys available in the Central Fund after making the payments under Subsection (2) or (3) make an additional payment to each registered political party.

(5) The amount to be paid to each registered political party under Subsection (4) shall generally be in accordance with the principles of Subsection (2).

Source: Article 82, Organic Law on the Integrity of Political Parties and Candidates 2003, No 0 of 2003

(1) Where –

• a registered political party endorsed a female candidate in an election and spent an amount as election campaign expenses on her behalf; and
• the female candidate obtained at least 10% of the votes cast in the electorate in that election, the registered political party shall be entitled to receive from the Central Fund –
• 75% of K10, 000.00 payable to a successful candidate, by the registered political party as election campaign expenses on her behalf; or
• an amount fixed by the Commission, which is the lesser.

(2) Where a registered political party endorses a female candidate in a election as referred to in Subsection (1), and that female candidate wins the election, the female candidate and the registered political party sponsoring the female candidate are not entitled to any payment from the Central Fund under this section.

Source: Article 83, Organic Law on the Integrity of Political Parties and Candidates 2003, No 0 of 2003

Registered politcal parties receive a payment of PGK10,000 ( which may be increased by up to 10%  at the discretion of the Integrity of Political Parties and Candidates Commission)  for each of their representatives in Parliament as at 1 March each year. IPPACC may make ad hoc additional payments to each registered political party on the same basis. An additional payment of 75% of PGK10,000  is made to a political party for each woman candidate who received at least10% of the votes cast but did not win the electorate, where the party expended money on an election campaign for that candidate.