North East Urban (Fijian Communal Constituency, Fiji)
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North East Fijian Urban Communal is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 23 communal constituencies reserved for indigenous 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 48 seats, 23 were reserved for other ethnic communities and 25, called Open Constituencies, were elected by universal suffrage). The electorate was non-contiguous, covering the northern towns of Labasa and Savusavu.
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) |
% |
Isireli Leweniqila | Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT) | 3,812 | 37.44 | 5,418 | 53.22 |
Semi Seruvakula | Fijian Association Party (FAP) | 2,693 | 26.45 | 2,718 | 26.69 |
Christian Democratic Alliance (VLV) | 2,032 | 19.96 | 2,046 | 20.09 | |
Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP) | 1,645 | 16.16 | ... | ... | |
Total | 10,182 | 100.00 | 10,182 | 100.00 |
2001[]
Candidate | Political party | Votes (primary) |
% | Votes (final) |
% |
Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) | 4,460 | 45.26 | 5,298 | 53.76 | |
Metuisela Mua | Conservative Alliance (CAMV) | 1,904 | 19.32 | 2,122 | 21.53 |
Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT) | 682 | 6.92 | 1,426 | 14.47 | |
New Labour Unity Party (NLUP) | 879 | 8.92 | 1,008 | 10.23 | |
Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) | 671 | 6.81 | ... | ... | |
Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP) | 460 | 4.67 | ... | ... | |
Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 432 | 4.38 | ... | ... | |
Party of National Unity (PANU) | 276 | 2.80 | ... | ... | |
Conservative Alliance (CAMV) | 90 | 0.91 | ... | ... | |
Note that the SDL and the CAMV each fielded two candidates. | |||||
Total | 9,854 | 100.00 | 9,854 | 100.00 |
2006[]
Candidate | Political party | Votes | % |
Nanise Nagusuca | Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) | 11,545 | 84.55 |
Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 1,357 | 9.93 | |
Manasa Tugia | Independent | 353 | 2.59 |
National Alliance Party (NAPF) | 338 | 2.45 | |
Independent | 61 | 0.45 | |
Total | 13,654 | 100.00 |
Sources[]
- Former electoral divisions of Fiji (1999–2006)