Suva City Urban (Fijian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

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Suva City 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 covered the central part of Suva City.

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).

In the 2001 and 2006 elections, Mataiasi Ragiagia won with more than 50 percent of the primary vote; therefore, there was no redistribution of preferences.

1999[]

Candidate Political party Votes
(primary)
% Votes
(final)
%
Fijian Association Party (FAP) 1,408 15.32 5,311 57.78
Filipe Bole Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT) 3,700 40.26 3,880 42.22
Christian Democratic Alliance 2,131 23.19 ... ...
Fiji Labour Party 1,170 12.73 ... ...
Josaia Waqabaca Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP) 782 8.51 ... ...
Total 9,191 100.00 9,191 100.00

2001[]

Candidate Political party Votes %
Mataiasi Vave Ragigia Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) 4,874 55.75
Filipe Bole Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT) 1,586 18.14
New Labour Unity Party (NLUP) 1,108 12.67
Conservative Alliance 911 10.42
Apaitia Vute Seru Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP) 126 1.44
(DNT) 77 0.88
Independent 60 0.69
Total 8,742 100.00

2006[]

Candidate Political party Votes %
Mataiasi Ragigia Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) 7,205 73.04
Ratu Peni Volavola Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) 880 8.92
National Alliance Party (NAPF) 760 7.70
Josaia Waqabaca Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 675 6.84
National Federation Party (NFP) 157 1.59
Independent 142 1.44
Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP) 46 0.47
Total 9,865 100.00

Sources[]

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