Ba West (Fijian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

Ba West Fijian Provincial 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 western areas of Ba Province.

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

CandidatePolitical partyVotes
(primary)
%Votes
(final)
%
Meli BogilekaParty of National Unity (PANU)4,94249.166,58765.53
Etuate Vugakoto TavaiSoqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT)3,13631.203,46534.47
Vilive RavouvouChristian Democratic Alliance (VLV)1,66116.52......
Iliesa RatunavuNationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP)3133.11......
Total10,052100.0010,052100.00

2001

CandidatePolitical partyVotes
(primary)
%Votes
(final)
%
Tomasi Namua SauqaqaSoqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL)2,76630.215,50460.12
Apisai ToraProtector of Fiji (BKV)3,31136.173,65139.88
Meli BogilekaParty of National Unity (PANU)1,35814.83......
Pauliasi SaukuruNational Federation Party (NFP)8178.92......
Isikeli Malo UluikavoroFiji Labour Party (FLP)4785.22......
Ulaiasi RabuaNationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP)2182.38......
Malakai NamokoSoqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT)2072.26......
Total9,155100.009,155100.00

2006

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Ratu Meli SaukuruSoqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL)9,21180.05
Taniela WaiFiji Labour Party (FLP)1,15610.05
Meli BogilekaParty of National Unity (PANU)8837.67
Pauliasi NamuaNational Federation Party (NFP)2572.23
Total11,507100.00

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