Bua Macuata West (Open Constituency, Fiji)
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Bua Macuata West Open is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 25 open constituencies that were elected by universal suffrage (the remaining 46 seats, called communal constituencies, were allocated by ethnicity). Established by the 1997 Constitution, it came into being in 1999 and was used for the parliamentary elections of 1999, 2001, and 2006. It was located in the western part of 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 (primary) |
% | Votes (final) |
% |
Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 4,244 | 27.62 | 9,290 | 60.45 | |
Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT) | 5,898 | 38.38 | 6,078 | 39.55 | |
Christian Democratic Alliance (VLV) | 4,388 | 28.55 | ... | ... | |
Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP) | 457 | 2.97 | ... | ... | |
Ramesh Chand | (UNLP) | 363 | 2.36 | ... | ... |
National Federation Party | 18 | 0.12 | ... | ... | |
Total | 15,368 | 100.00 | 15,368 | 100.00 |
2001[]
Candidate | Political party | Votes (primary) |
% | Votes (final) |
% |
Isireli Tuvuki | Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) [1] | 3,178 | 21.96 | 7,576 | 52.28 |
Ratu Josefa Dimuri | Conservative Alliance (CAMV) | 5,501 | 38.00 | 6,908 | 47.72 |
Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 3,381 | 23.36 | ... | ... | |
National Federation Party | 1,346 | 9.30 | ... | ... | |
New Labour Unity Party (NLUP) | 562 | 3.88 | ... | ... | |
Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) | 331 | 2.29 | ... | ... | |
Manoj Singh | (AIM) | 176 | 1.22 | ... | ... |
Total | 14,476 | 100.00 | 14,475 | 100.00 | |
[1] Note that the SDL nominated not one but two candidates for this constituency. |
2006[]
Candidate | Political party | Votes | % |
Ratu Josefa Dimuri | Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) | 8,307 | 54.40 |
Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 4,618 | 30.24 | |
National Alliance Party (NAPF) | 939 | 6.15 | |
National Federation Party (NFP) | 565 | 3.70 | |
Independent | 528 | 3.46 | |
Isireli Tuvuki | Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) | 235 | 1.54 |
National Alliance Party (NAPF) | 48 | 0.31 | |
National Alliance Party (NAPF) | 30 | 0.20 | |
Total | 15,270 | 100.00 |
Sources[]
- Former electoral divisions of Fiji (1999–2006)