Macuata East (Open Constituency, Fiji)
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Macuata 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. The electorate was located in north-eastern Vanua Levu, and has been a stronghold of the Fiji Labour Party (FLP) since its inception.
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 | % |
Krishna Datt | Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 8,807 | 58.92 |
Pramod Chand | National Federation Party (NFP) | 4,038 | 27.01 |
Christian Democratic Alliance (VLV) | 1,532 | 10.25 | |
(UNLP) | 571 | 3.82 | |
Total | 14,948 | 100.00 |
2001[]
Candidate | Political party | Votes | % |
Krishna Datt | Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 8,624 | 64.34 |
Conservative Alliance (CAMV) | 1,586 | 11.83 | |
National Federation Party (NFP) | 1,491 | 11.12 | |
Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) [1] | 877 | 6.54 | |
New Labour Unity Party (NLUP) | 529 | 3.95 | |
Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) [1] | 168 | 1.25 | |
Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) [1] | 129 | 0.96 | |
Total | 13,404 | 100.00 | |
[1] Note that the SDL nominated not one but three candidates for this constituency. |
2006[]
Candidate | Political party | Votes | % |
Agni Deo Singh | Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 8,357 | 62.51 |
Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) | 3,343 | 25.01 | |
Pramod Chand | National Federation Party (NFP) | 1,669 | 12.48 |
Total | 13,369 | 100.00 |
Sources[]
- Former electoral divisions of Fiji (1999–2006)