Cakaudrove West (Open Constituency, Fiji)

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Cakaudrove 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 southeastern 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).

In the 1999 election, Sitiveni Rabuka won with more than 50 percent of the primary vote; therefore, there was no redistribution of preferences.

1999[]

Candidate Political party Votes %
Sitiveni Rabuka Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT) 9,190 69.92
Ratu Christian Democratic Alliance (VLV) 1,936 14.73
Fijian Association Party (FAP) 1,574 11.98
Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP) 443 3.37
Total 13,143 100.00

2001[]

Candidate Political party Votes
(primary)
% Votes
(final)
%
Manasa Tugia Conservative Alliance (CAMV) 5,362 44.56 8,007 66.54
Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT) 3,864 32.11 4,027 33.46
Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) 2,803 23.29 ... ...
Total 12,034 100.00 12,034 100.00

2006[]

Candidate Political party Votes %
Ratu Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) 8,409 59.42
Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 2,369 16.74
Independent 1,544 10.91
Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) 698 4.93
Independent 540 3.82
Independent 511 3.61
Party of National Unity (PANU) 91 0.64
Total 14,152 100.00

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