Bua (Fijian Communal Constituency, Fiji)
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Bua 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 Bua Province, on the northern island of Vanua Levu.
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 | % |
| Mitieli Bulanauca | Christian Democratic Alliance (VLV) | 3,027 | 54.74 |
| Coalition of Independent Nationals (COIN) | 1,149 | 20.78 | |
| Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT) | 1,111 | 20.09 | |
| Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP) | 243 | 4.39 | |
| Total | 5,530 | 100.00 | |
2001[]
| Candidate | Political party | Votes | % |
| Josateki Vula | Conservative Alliance (CAMV) | 3,205 | 61.08 |
| Mitieli Bulanauca | Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) | 2,049 | 38.92 |
| Total | 5,264 | 100.00 | |
2006[]
| Candidate | Political party | Votes | % |
| Mitieli Bulanauca | Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) | 4,321 | 80.65 |
| Independent | 684 | 12.77 | |
| Independent | 207 | 3.86 | |
| Josateki Vula | Independent | 146 | 2.72 |
| Total | 5,358 | 100.00 | |
Sources[]
- Former electoral divisions of Fiji (1999–2006)