| Country: | Papua New Guinea |
| Previous Election: | 1992 |
| Election Date: | 14–28 June 1997 |
| Next Election: | 2002 |
| Party1: | National Alliance Party (Papua New Guinea) |
| Percentage1: | 6.48 |
| Seats1: | 8 |
| Last Election1: | New |
| Party2: | People's Progress Party |
| Percentage2: | 6.47 |
| Seats2: | 16 |
| Last Election2: | 8 |
| Party3: | Pangu Pati |
| Percentage3: | 5.31 |
| Seats3: | 15 |
| Last Election3: | 20 |
| Party4: | People's Democratic Movement |
| Percentage4: | 4.42 |
| Seats4: | 8 |
| Last Election4: | 15 |
| Party5: | People's Action Party (Papua New Guinea) |
| Percentage5: | 4.10 |
| Seats5: | 4 |
| Last Election5: | 12 |
| Party6: | Melanesian Alliance Party |
| Percentage6: | 1.82 |
| Seats6: | 5 |
| Last Election6: | 7 |
| Party7: | United Party (Papua New Guinea) |
| Percentage7: | 1.75 |
| Seats7: | 3 |
| Last Election7: | 0 |
| Percentage8: | 1.74 |
| Seats8: | 2 |
| Last Election8: | New |
| Percentage9: | 1.57 |
| Seats9: | 1 |
| Last Election9: | New |
| Party10: | People's National Congress (Papua New Guinea) |
| Percentage10: | 1.56 |
| Seats10: | 5 |
| Last Election10: | New |
| Percentage11: | 1.21 |
| Seats11: | 3 |
| Last Election11: | New |
| Percentage12: | 0.50 |
| Seats12: | 1 |
| Last Election12: | New |
| Party13: | National Party (Papua New Guinea) |
| Percentage13: | 0.33 |
| Seats13: | 1 |
| Last Election13: | 2 |
| Percentage14: | 0.06 |
| Seats14: | 1 |
| Last Election14: | 0 |
| Party15: | Independents |
| Leader15: | – |
| Percentage15: | 61.46 |
| Seats15: | 36 |
| Last Election15: | 39 |
| Prime Minister | |
| Before Election: | Julius Chan |
| Before Party: | People's Progress Party |
| After Election: | Bill Skate |
| After Party: | People's National Congress (Papua New Guinea) |
General elections were held in Papua New Guinea between 14 and 28 June 1997.[1] The result was a victory for the People's Progress Party, which won 16 of the 109 seats, despite receiving fewer votes than the National Alliance Party. Voter turnout was 66%.