Lami (Open Constituency, Fiji)
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Lami 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 covered the Town of Lami, in the greater Suva metropolitan area.
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) | 2,349 | 19.02 | 6,940 | 56.20 | |
Mere Tuisalolo Samisoni | Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT) | 4,249 | 34.41 | 5,409 | 43.80 |
Fijian Association Party (FAP) | 2,025 | 16.40 | ... | ... | |
Christian Democratic Alliance (VLV) | 1524 | 12.34 | ... | ... | |
Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP) | 786 | 6.36 | ... | ... | |
William James Trail | United General Party | 539 | 4.36 | ... | ... |
Christian Democratic Alliance (VLV) | 355 | 2.87 | ... | ... | |
Independent | 237 | 1.92 | ... | ... | |
Independent | 202 | 1.64 | ... | ... | |
Mirza Namrud Buksh | Independent | 83 | 0.67 | ... | ... |
Total | 12,349 | 100.00 | 12,349 | 100.00 |
2001[]
Candidate | Political party | Votes (primary) |
% | Votes (final) |
% |
Kaliopate Tavola | Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) | 5,454 | 45.99 | 6,515 | 54.93 |
Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 1,952 | 16.46 | 2,036 | 17.17 | |
Conservative Alliance (CAMV) | 1,624 | 13.69 | 1,902 | 16.04 | |
Mere Tuisalalo Samisoni | Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT) | 1,023 | 8.63 | ... | ... |
New Labour Unity Party (NLUP) | 731 | 6.16 | ... | ... | |
Fijian Association Party (FAP) | 423 | 3.57 | 1,407 | 11.86 | |
National Federation Party | 363 | 3.06 | ... | ... | |
Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP) | 114 | 0.96 | ... | ... | |
(DNT) | 101 | 0.85 | ... | ... | |
Independent | 62 | 0.52 | ... | ... | |
Mirza Namrud Buksh | Independent | 13 | 0.11 | ... | ... |
Total | 11,860 | 100.00 | 11,860 | 100.00 |
2006[]
Candidate | Political party | Votes | % |
Mere Tuisalosalo Samisoni | Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) | 7,664 | 55.82 |
Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 2,260 | 16.46 | |
Independent | 1,474 | 10.74 | |
Independent | 1,087 | 7.92 | |
Benjamin Wainiqolo Padarath | National Alliance Party (NAPF) | 681 | 4.96 |
United Peoples Party (UPP) | 303 | 2.21 | |
National Alliance Party (NAPF) | 168 | 1.22 | |
Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP) | 57 | 0.42 | |
Independent | 36 | 0.26 | |
Total | 13,730 | 100.00 |
Sources[]
- Former electoral divisions of Fiji (1999–2006)