Papua New Guinea's parliament has elected the Maprik MP John Simon to be the new deputy speaker.
Photo: AFP/Ness Kerton
Mr Simon, a member of the National Alliance, was nominated by the fisheries minister and won in a contest against the People's Progress Party MP Johnson Tuke, an opposition nominee.
The newspaper, The National, reported that the nomination and election process was straightforward, and took less than 20 minutes.
Mr Simon filled a vacancy left by the death of Aide Ganasi in November.