Laucala (Open Constituency, Fiji)
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Laucala 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 centred on a suburb of Suva.
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) |
% |
Suruj Mati Nand | Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 5,089 | 39.93 | 6,395 | 50.17 |
Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT) | 4,125 | 32.36 | 4,266 | 33.47 | |
Christian Democratic Alliance (VLV) | 1,714 | 13.45 | 2085 | 16.36 | |
Fijian Association Party (FAP) | 1,441 | 11.31 | ... | ... | |
Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP) | 309 | 2.42 | ... | ... | |
National Federation Party | 68 | 0.54 | ... | ... | |
Total | 12,746 | 100.00 | 12,746 | 100.00 |
2001[]
Candidate | Political party | Votes (primary) |
% | Votes (final) |
% |
Losena Tubanavau Salabula | Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) | 3,837 | 33.34 | 6,481 | 56.31 |
Dewan Chand | Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 4,558 | 39.60 | 5,029 | 43.69 |
Conservative Alliance (CAMV) | 774 | 6.72 | ... | ... | |
New Labour Unity Party (NLUP) | 761 | 6.61 | ... | ... | |
Pramod Kumar Rae | National Federation Party (NFP) | 697 | 6.06 | ... | ... |
Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT) | 535 | 4.65 | ... | ... | |
Tupou Draunidalo | Fijian Association Party (FAP) | 248 | 2.15 | ... | ... |
Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP) | 100 | 0.87 | ... | ... | |
Total | 11,510 | 100.00 | 11,510 | 100.00 |
2006[]
Candidate | Political party | Votes (primary) |
% | Votes (final) |
% |
Losena Tubanavau Salabula | Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) | 7,138 | 45.46 | 7,856 | 50.04 |
Dewan Chand | Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 6,985 | 44.88 | 7,845 | 49.96 |
National Alliance Party (NAPF) | 874 | 5.57 | ... | ... | |
National Federation Party (NFP) | 638 | 4.06 | ... | ... | |
Independent | 43 | 0.27 | ... | ... | |
Party of the Truth (POTT) | 23 | 0.15 | ... | ... | |
Total | 15,701 | 100.00 | 15,701 | 100.00 |
Sources[]
- Former electoral divisions of Fiji (1999–2006)