Ba West (Fijian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

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Ba West Fijian Provincial Communal is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 23 communal constituencies reserved for indigenous Fijians. Established by the 1997 Constitution, it came into being in 1999 and was used for the parliamentary elections of 1999, 2001, and 2006. (Of the remaining 48 seats, 23 were reserved for other ethnic communities and 25, called Open Constituencies, were elected by universal suffrage). The electorate covered the western areas of Ba Province.

The 2013 Constitution promulgated by the Military-backed interim government abolished all constituencies and established a form of proportional representation, with the entire country voting as a single electorate.

Election results[]

In the following tables, the primary vote refers to first-preference votes cast. The final vote refers to the final tally after votes for low-polling candidates have been progressively redistributed to other candidates according to pre-arranged electoral agreements (see electoral fusion), which may be customized by the voters (see instant run-off voting).

1999[]

Candidate Political party Votes
(primary)
% Votes
(final)
%
Meli Bogileka Party of National Unity (PANU) 4,942 49.16 6,587 65.53
Etuate Vugakoto Tavai Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT) 3,136 31.20 3,465 34.47
Christian Democratic Alliance (VLV) 1,661 16.52 ... ...
Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP) 313 3.11 ... ...
Total 10,052 100.00 10,052 100.00

2001[]

Candidate Political party Votes
(primary)
% Votes
(final)
%
Tomasi Namua Sauqaqa Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) 2,766 30.21 5,504 60.12
Apisai Tora Protector of Fiji (BKV) 3,311 36.17 3,651 39.88
Meli Bogileka Party of National Unity (PANU) 1,358 14.83 ... ...
National Federation Party (NFP) 817 8.92 ... ...
Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 478 5.22 ... ...
Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP) 218 2.38 ... ...
Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT) 207 2.26 ... ...
Total 9,155 100.00 9,155 100.00

2006[]

Candidate Political party Votes %
Ratu Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) 9,211 80.05
Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 1,156 10.05
Meli Bogileka Party of National Unity (PANU) 883 7.67
National Federation Party (NFP) 257 2.23
Total 11,507 100.00

Sources[]

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