Laucala (Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

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Laucala Indian Communal is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 19 communal constituencies reserved for Indo-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 52 seats, 27 were reserved for other ethnic communities and 25, called Open Constituencies, were elected by universal suffrage). The electorate covered northern suburbs of Suva, Fiji's capital.

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 %
Hikmat Singh Verma Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 8,816 77.84
Attar Singh National Federation Party (NFP) 2,510 22.16
Total 11,326 100.00

2001[]

Candidate Political party Votes %
Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 8,778 87.28
National Federation Party (NFP) 1,087 10.81
Suresh Kumar New Labour Unity Party (NLUP) 192 1.91
Total 10,057 100.00

2006[]

Candidate Political party Votes %
Dewan Chand Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 13,133 89.18
National Federation Party (NFP) 828 5.62
National Alliance Party (NAPF) 544 3.69
Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) 203 1.38
Justice and Freedom Party 18 0.12
Total 14,726 100.00

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