Labasa (Open Constituency, Fiji)

Labasa 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 covered the largest Town on the northern island of Vanua Levu.

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%
Nareish KumarFiji Labour Party (FLP)7,04351.84
Bijen Prasad RamNational Federation Party (NFP)4,51633.24
Chitra Singh(UNLP)10517.74
Sakeo TuiwainikaiSoqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT)9757.18
Total13,585100.00

2001

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Poseci BuneFiji Labour Party (FLP)6,74458.93
Narend NaiduNational Federation Party (NFP)1,77715.53
Semesa MatanawaConservative Alliance (CAMV)1,0559.22
Seru KaumaitotoyaSoqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SDL)8077.05
Peter NandNew Labour Unity Party (NLUP)7536.58
Semi LutaSoqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT)2742.39
Sakiusa LorimaParty of the Truth (POTT)350.31
Total11,445100.00

2006

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Poseci BuneFiji Labour Party (FLP)8,06662.19
Timoci BulitavuSoqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL)3,01523.25
Raman Pratap SinghNational Federation Party (NFP)1,2669.76
Gonelevu Siteri NaiNational Alliance Party (NAPF)2732.10
Sailosi Semi LutuaSoqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL)2652.04
Mohammed SharifSoqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL)800.62
Koresi MatatoluNational Alliance Party (NAPF)50.04
Total12,970100.00

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